The Grapes of Wrath | Ideas for Group Discussions
Steinbeck's graphic tale of the plight of migrant workers in the paradisal climes of California stirred controversy when it was originally published, and continues to generate heated debate among literary critics, historians, and sociologists. Although Steinbeck clearly sides with the Joads and their fellow Oklahomans, the conflicts of rights — those of the landowners vs. those of the people who come to California to eke out a living — serves as a catalyst for discussion on the hierarchy of legal and moral values which the novelist is careful to dramatize.
1. Tom Joad commits...
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