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Mar 28, 2006 · The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck. Publication Date: March 28, 2006; Genres: Classics, Fiction; Paperback: 464 pages; Publisher: Penguin Classics; ISBN-10: 0143039431; ISBN-13: 9780143039433
What elements of The Grapes of Wrath might readers find politically contentious or unsettling? 4. Why do you think that Steinbeck chose to focus on the Joad family in Grapes of Wrath? What are the main issues associated with them, and how do these issues drive the novel’s narrative? 5. At one point in The Grapes of Wrath we read:
First published in 1939, Steinbeck’s Pulitzer Prize-winning epic of the Great Depression chronicles the Dust Bowl migration of the 1930s and tells the story of one Oklahoma farm family, the Joads—driven from their homestead and forced to travel west to the promised land of California.
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Apr 1, 2024 · This Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, rooted firmly in the genre of American historical fiction, paints a vivid picture of the hardships and resilience of an Oklahoma farm family during the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl migration.
The I-Will-If-You-Will Book Club just finished reading John Steinbeck's Dust Bowl saga. Scholar Susan Shillinglaw joins us in the comments to talk about the book's legacy.
The Grapes of Wrath. by John Steinbeck. Published: 2002. Paperback : 455 pages. 53 members reading this now. 57 clubs reading this now. 46 members have read this book. Recommended to book clubs by 11 of 12 members.
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A portrait of the conflict between the powerful and the powerless, of one man's fierce reaction to injustice, and of one woman's stoical strength, the novel captures the horrors of the Great Depression and probes into the very nature of equality and justice in America.
