What Is The Work System In John Steinbeck's The Grapes Of Wrath

During the 1920s, America went through The Great Depression which impacted people in many ways; many went without food, a roof to sleep under, and plenty could not support their families. On top of all that, The Dust Bowl occurred which made matters far worse. Many people had to travel to find work, and others lost their land due to the many droughts that occurred. Poor soil management also played a big role in the loss of land because no crops were able to be grown. When Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR) took over as president, he had a plan called “The New Deal” which created many programs to assist the people of America by educating them and helping them find work. President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s “New Deal” plan was effective immediately. According to the article “Timeline of the Great Depression” the Soil Erosion Service (SES) was put into place so that it will educate current and future farmers on how to properly manage their soil (6). The SES is there to teach farmers on how to keep their soil healthy and so that another drought wouldn’t occur once more. In the book The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck it states how …show more content…
According to the article “Timeline of the Great Depression” the works program was going to employ more the 8.5 million individuals. This program is going to teach individuals on how to create highways, roads, bridges, and airports (6). This program is going to create more jobs and lower the unemployment rate. While in The Grapes of Wrath the Joads found a camp where they would work and this made them feel like normal people again (283). Since the Joads where on the search to find work for a while now that they finally found a place to stay and work they feel normal once again. This “New Deal” program would have helped the Joads by them not having to leave their home and go to California searching for work this program would have made it a lot easier for them to find