Thousands of people, desperate for work, are jumping on trains or hitch hiking from town to town as they search for jobs, food, and hope. Many, migrants that are referred to as Okies, have moved west to California in search of a better life because they have lost everything to the Depression and the Dust Bowl. The Dust Bowl has heightened desperation in the Midwest. There are these giant dust storms that have been brought on by droughts and poor farming methods on the Midwestern region and have killed livestock, covered homes and crops, and have gotten many people sick due to dirt in their lungs. These storms have made it hard to breathe and there is no way you can keep dirt out of your home and out of your face and lungs. I've seen people that have had their skin peeling off their faces and hundreds of jackrabbits and birds dead on the ground. The storms have blocked out the sun and all you can see are clouds of dust with very strong winds. It has just been hell. I can't even imagine how the hobos that are walking under those storms must feel. Hopeless, abandoned, and forgotten?
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