How did the Great Depression affect John Steinbeck?

Answer 1

John Steinbeck was concerned with the problems and treatment of the working man. He gained great insight into the country by following migrant workers around. He believed that the working class would be continually oppressed by wealthy unless they learned to stop letting them set them against other people because of their race or ethnicity, because those people were their comrades, and the wealthy were the true enemy.

Answer 2

After John Steinbeck finished writing a novel, he was reluctant to discuss it with critics or friends. Ultimately, Steinbeck had a story to tell, and once it was told, he preferred to allow readers to come up with their own judgments.

In terms of his writing process and inventive strategies, Steinbeck based much of the content of his fiction on actual people he had witnessed or known in the past. This accounts for recurring names throughout his texts (i.e., Doc, Whitey, Mack, etc.). In Cannery Row and Sweet Thursday, for example, Doc is based off of both Ed Ricketts (Steinbeck's closest friend) and the author himself.

In terms of research, Steinbeck spent a great deal of time with migrant workers of the Great Depression (i.e., The Grapes of Wrath, In Dubious Battle).

In short, Steinbeck wrote of the world he witnessed. According to friend Webster Street, "John firmly believed he was writing folklore . . . [but] John relies on the truth of the spontaneous human reaction in speech. Critics might contend that he made up these passages, but . . . I think he took them right from what people told him, because when you talked to John, you were conscious that he knew you a great deal better than you would ever know him" (38-9).

Street, Webster. "John Steinbeck: A Reminiscence." Steinbeck: The Man and His Work. Eds. Richard Astro and Tetsumaro Hayashi. Corvallis: Oregon State University, 1971. 35-41. Print.

Answer 3

The Great Depression heavily influenced John Steinbeck's writing, influencing his focus on social issues, economic inequality, and the struggles of ordinary people. His experiences during this time inspired many of his works, such as "The Grapes of Wrath," which depicted the hardships faced by migrant farm workers during the Depression.

Answer 4

He wanted people to know what was really going on during the Great Depression without having to edit anything.

Answer 5

to describe the importance of it and to tell us as readers how hard in was during that time period

Answer 6

go on Google lol

Answer 7

nothing