Harvest Gypsies By John Steinbeck Analysis

In “Harvest Gypsies”, by John Steinbeck, John shows the readers the plight of the gypsies during the 1930’s. He describes their life and makes the readers sympathize for the families. Steinbeck shows sympathy through his writing for the migrant families by describing their living conditions, which is evident through them living in unhealthy tents, and on how the families are full of sullen anger caused by their children’s deaths.
Throughout the entire story Steinbeck, describes their confined and unhealthy homes. For example, he starts off the story by introducing a family of six and describing their little place they call home.” held together...rusty baling wire” (Steinbeck, 41). As Steinbeck describes their “home”, the reader can paint a