Negative Effects Of The Squatters In The 1930's

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The squatters’ in the 1930s undoubtedly dealt with many hardships. A lot of the misfortunes that they faced were due to their unpleasant lifestyle. Therefore, the problems that they faced as the effects of their lifestyle at their homes were much greater. In fact, they added even more stress and struggle to their lives. The lifestyle in squatters’ camps caused many negative effects for everyone who came into contact with them, and damaged their minds and bodies. These negative effects were caused by many things including an absence of adequate housing, lack of sanitation, ceaseless responsibilities, and malnutrition. The first lifestyle flaw that caused a large portion of the negative effects on the squatters is the unfit housing that they inhabited. In fact, John Steinbeck stated that “From a distance, it looked like the city dump, and well it may, for the city dumps are typical sources for the material of which it is built.” Also according to Steinbeck, the houses were made of scrap iron, weeds, flattened cans, and dirty rags (Steinbeck 8). Housing conditions such as these were obviously in need of …show more content…

As previously stated, when people became sick in squatters’ camps, they simply just died because the family could not afford to pay for the medicine that was required. They also could not pay for the clothing that they desperately needed (Steinbeck 8). The adult squatters worked every day for countless hours, but they still could not manage to scrape up enough money to do anything other than buy a miniscule meal for their family. Their family’s growing needs just piled up responsibilities that could not possibly be fulfilled. Although the efforts of the gypsies were not wasted, their families still did not fare well. Despite all of the migrants’ efforts, their families were still

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