Unfortunately, many Americans were unaware that California was still in the process of recovering from the hardships of the Great Depression (Roark 732). Woody Guthrie’s 1930’s, “Do Re Mi” explains the typical false expectations that existed among the Okie’s. In his lyrics, he states, ‘“They think they're goin' to a sugar bowl, but here's what they find | Now, the police at the port of entry say | "You're number fourteen thousand for today."” (Guthrie). Okie migrants crossed over to California by the thousands everyday (Guthrie). They viewed California as a “sugar bowl” because they thought it was abundant in work labor and would allow them to have a future (Roark 732). However, with the crash of the economy, the Great Depression left little room for employment. This caused countless Americans to be left jobless, and crowding the streets of California (Roark 731). Guthrie advised Americans to stay in their homelands, as he claimed ‘”…I look
Unfortunately, many Americans were unaware that California was still in the process of recovering from the hardships of the Great Depression (Roark 732). Woody Guthrie’s 1930’s, “Do Re Mi” explains the typical false expectations that existed among the Okie’s. In his lyrics, he states, ‘“They think they're goin' to a sugar bowl, but here's what they find | Now, the police at the port of entry say | "You're number fourteen thousand for today."” (Guthrie). Okie migrants crossed over to California by the thousands everyday (Guthrie). They viewed California as a “sugar bowl” because they thought it was abundant in work labor and would allow them to have a future (Roark 732). However, with the crash of the economy, the Great Depression left little room for employment. This caused countless Americans to be left jobless, and crowding the streets of California (Roark 731). Guthrie advised Americans to stay in their homelands, as he claimed ‘”…I look