Question

EXCERPT FROM THE HARVEST GYPSIES PART A: Which statement best expresses the central idea of the text?

Answer 1

The migrants are needed, and they are hated is the central idea.

Explanation:

• The article is about the migrant workers. The migrants are considered as gypsies, foreigners and outlanders. The migrants had horrible living conditions without basic facilities.

• The article distinguishes the dust bowl migrants to that of the imported foreign imported laborers.  They were forced to work in inhumane conditions.

• Later Steinbeck helped the migrants have access to clean facilities for hygiene and sanitation by organizing many government camps.