Grapes of Wrath- Setting

The Grapes of Wrath took place in the beginning of a huge depression in Oklahoma. There had been no rain for a while now, and there was dust everywhere. Winds were picking up, causing dust to be blown everywhere. Men's crops were being destroyed because of the winds. The crops were the only thing that made families money then, and with all of their crops being destroyed by the winds and dust, they did not have much of an income. They became very poor, and were later made to move off of their land. Most people, like the Joad family, were forced to travel to California, because they would be able to get some jobs there. After being forced out of their home, while their son Tom was in prison, they traveled first to their Uncle's house to figure things out there. The setting at their Uncle John Joad's house was a little more comfortable. They just had to have a place to rest and sell their things, so they could be on the road to California. When they got on the road, the main setting was all along the Rt. 66. The family were forced to all have to fit in their vehicle, that was not supposed to hold as many people as it did. They saw their grandparents die along the way, and they saw other people fighting for survivle. They got images along the ride that would last forever. When they got to California, they tried to find a good place to work. They did not find a lot of luck, because California was not as great as people thought. It was better than Oklahoma, because it had jobs, but it was definetaly not as clean. While leaving in California, their way of life, or setting, was not as great as they thought it would be. It was dirty, and people were dieing for food for their family. It just really was not safe, and not a place you could call home.