<P> Tod Hackett is the novel 's protagonist . He moves from the east coast to Hollywood , California in search of inspiration for his next painting . The novel is set in the 1930s during the Great Depression . Most of the characters exist at the fringes of the Hollywood film industry , but Hollywood is merely the backdrop for Tod Hackett 's revelation . Tod is employed by a Hollywood studio `` to learn set and costume designing . '' During his spare time , Tod sketches scenes he observes on large production sets and studio back lots . The novel details Tod 's observation of the filming of the Battle of Waterloo . His goal is to find inspiration for the picture he is getting ready to begin , a work titled `` The Burning of Los Angeles . '' </P>
<P> Tod Hackett is the novel 's protagonist . He moves from the east coast to Hollywood , California in search of inspiration for his next painting . The novel is set in the 1930s during the Great Depression . Most of the characters exist at the fringes of the Hollywood film industry , but Hollywood is merely the backdrop for Tod Hackett 's revelation . Tod is employed by a Hollywood studio `` to learn set and costume designing . '' During his spare time , Tod sketches scenes he observes on large production sets and studio back lots . The novel details Tod 's observation of the filming of the Battle of Waterloo . His goal is to find inspiration for the picture he is getting ready to begin , a work titled `` The Burning of Los Angeles . '' </P>
in day of the locust where is tod hackett originally from
in day of the locust where is tod hackett originally from
from the east coast
from the east coast