In Dubious Battle (Cyclopedia of Literary Places)
At a glance:
- Author: John Steinbeck
- First Published: 1936
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Social realism
- Time of Work: 1930’s
- Genres: Long fiction, Social realism
- Subjects: Values, North America or North Americans, United States or Americans, Communism or communists, 1930’s, Poverty or poor people, California, West, U.S., Violence, Migrant labor, Strikes or lockouts
- Locales: Northern California
Places Discussed
City. Unnamed California city at the start of the novel that is probably San Francisco. The signs of the economic Depression are everywhere here. Steinbeck wastes little time describing this setting, but it is in this city that Jim Nolan begins his education, by joining the Communist Party. He has been “dead” in this modern and alienating urban environment for some time, but under the tutelage of Mac, a Party organizer, he makes his commitment to the causes of social justice and begins to come alive.
Torgas Valley. Rich farmland full of apple...
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