"The Migrant Workers of the Dirty Thirties", compares "Of Mice and Men" and "The Grapes of Wrath" both by John Steinbeck, with true migrant workers of that time.

The "Dirty Thirties" brought much struggle to the people of North America. With the stock market crash of 1929 and the droughts and dust storms that dominated the next ten years, life in the Great Plains region of the United States was miserable. Many families packed up as many belongings as they could manage and began their journey to find work. Some families went towards California and the West and others went towards the East. John …

…survival, how the "Okies" looked out for each other and on the idea of dreams. The characters in these two works have much in common with true migrant workers of the 1930s, who moved away from their homes to see if the grass was truly greener on the other side. Despite criticism, Steinbeck managed to write two very good novels which capture the plight of migrant workers during the tough decade following World War I.