Dec 22, 2009

The Grapes of Wrath | The Grapes of Wrath

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Author: John Steinbeck
First Published: 1939
Type of Work: Political Novel
Genres: Long fiction, Social realism
Subjects: North America or North Americans, Suffering, United States or Americans, Social issues, Depression, economic, 1930’s, Despair, Hope, Poverty or poor people, California, West, U.S., Farms, farmers, or farming, Death or dying, Migrant labor
Locales: California, Midwest (U.S.), Oklahoma

The Joads sell their farming equipment for eighteen dollars to flee the Dust Bowl drought. With Jim Casy, a preacher who stresses the holiness of all individuals, the family leaves Oklahoma to find work in California.

Hardship begins at once with Granpa Joad’s death. Later, Granma dies in Ma Joad’s arms during a night crossing of a desert leading into California. Ma conceals this fact until morning to prevent a delay in reaching their supposed Eden.

The Joads cannot find work since droves of “Okies” have fled to the same “promised land.” The family is forced to...

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The Grapes of Wrath | The Grapes of Wrath

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