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The Grapes of Wrath

by John Steinbeck

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The Grapes of Wrath

Significant intercalary chapters in The Grapes of Wrath include chapters 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 12, 14, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29. These chapters provide broader social and economic context,...

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The Grapes of Wrath

Ma's burning of the stationery box in The Grapes of Wrath illustrates the despair and sacrifice of migrant families. It shows their need to leave behind everything, including sentimental items, to...

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Steinbeck uses many similes, metaphors, and instances of personification in chapters nine through twelve to describe the losses and perils of the Joads and other families as they scale back their...

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