"We don’t allow nobody in this camp to build theirself up that-away. We don’t allow nobody to give nothing to another person. They can give it to the camp, an’ the camp can pass it out. We won’t have no charity!"
– John Steinbeck
The Grapes of Wrath, Chapter 22. Annie Littlefield, member of the Ladies’ Committee, is very conscious of preserving the dignity of migrants who need help at the government camp. The camp is organized so that people are helped without it being viewed as charity.