In Dubious Battle (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: John Steinbeck
- First Published: 1936
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Social realism
- Time of Work: 1930’s
- Setting: California
- Principal Characters: Mac, Jim Nolan, London, Doc Burton, Al Townsend
- 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
The Story:
Jim Nolan’s father was a working man brought to his death by the blows of police clubs and pistol butts. As a youngster, Jim witnessed both his father’s courage and his despair. Jim saw his mother lose even her religious faith as poverty and starvation overwhelmed the family. Older, but still keenly remembering his youth, with the scars of brutality and starvation deeply embedded in his heart, Jim Nolan became a member of the Communist Party. He was assigned to work with Mac, an able, experienced organizer. Together, they became fruit pickers, at a time when the...
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