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May 10, 2024 · The Grapes of Wrath, the best-known novel by John Steinbeck, published in 1939. The book evokes the harshness of the Great Depression and arouses sympathy for the struggles of migrant farmworkers beset by adversity and vast impersonal commercial influences.
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May 17, 2024 · In The Grapes of Wrath Steinbeck taught Americans how to feel empathy for the downtrodden, the despised, and the dispossessed. Like Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin and other books by author-activists from an earlier era, Steinbeck’s proletarian novel—and its popular movie adaptation—mobilized public opinion as few books by ...
May 18, 2024 · 1939: "The Grapes of Wrath"—A poor migrant family from Oklahoma and their struggles to find a place in California. Steinbeck's best-known novel and winner of the Pulitzer and other literary prizes.
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May 19, 2024 · Henry Fonda Facts. Source: Afi.com. The Grapes of Wrath is a timeless and iconic movie that has captivated audiences since its release. Based on John Steinbeck’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name, this powerful film adaptation portrays the struggles of the Joad family during the Great Depression era.