 By this point in the Depression many intellectuals were flirting with Socialist causes, and Ornitz tried to interest Caspary by giving her "The Communist Manifesto", the "Daily Worker" and other materials.Though not truly committed, she allowed her work to be affected by changing attitudes, but found that having never been a proletarian, she could not write the great proletarian novel.She helped raise funds for causes and sign petitions but never actually became a true believer.