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The Grapes of Wrath exposes the desperate conditions under which the migratory farm families of America faced during the 1930's. In the central part of the United States of America, there was an area called “The Dust Bowl,” because of its lack of rain. Here drought and poverty combined to withdraw many farmers from their land. The Grapes of Wrath is a story of the Joad family, who were ejected from their farm by natural …

…endure a great deal of suffering. They were the victims of discrimination or displaced by natural forces, such as climate. The Great Depression is known to be the worst economic disaster in U.S. history. It brought a great deal of spite and anger in the immigrants; both farmers and immigrants were in misery and anguish. For this reason, the Great Depression caused many people to change their ideas about the government and the economy.