Grapes Of Wrath Farmers Innocent

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What do you think of this? Are the farmers innocent? Do you think the farmers are innocent? Because this essay is all about the innocence of the farmers during the Dust Bowl era, in the 1930s the Dust Bowl serves as a reminder of how delicate the balance is between humans and Mother Nature. Steinbeck's work “The Grapes of Wrath” shows many viewpoints of how the farmers were innocent or guilty of the cause of the Dust Bowl. They could be the ones that caused their demise or they were just there at the wrong time.

In the story "The Grapes of Wrath" by Steinbeck, the farmers had to endure a horrific dust storm caused by the drought. A particular quote that stood out to me was (Quote): "The extended drought caused the topsoil to dry up, and without
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