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The Grapes of Wrath American Dream Quotes. Why don’t you go on west to California? There’s work there, and it never gets cold. Why, you can reach out anywhere and pick an orange. Why, there’s always some kind of crop to work in. – John Steinbeck. The Grapes of Wrath, Chapter 5.
- Frank Galati, John Steinbeck
- 1939
- “There ain't no sin and there ain't no virtue. There's just stuff people do.” ― John Steinbeck, The Grapes of Wrath.
- “And the little screaming fact that sounds through all history: repression works only to strengthen and knit the repressed.” ― John Steinbeck, The Grapes of Wrath.
- “It was her habit to build up laughter out of inadequate materials.” ― John Steinbeck, The Grapes of Wrath.
- “... and in the eyes of the people there is the failure; and in the eyes of the hungry there is a growing wrath. In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage.”
Explanation of the famous quotes in The Grapes of Wrath, including all important speeches, comments, quotations, and monologues.
This lesson explores John Steinbeck's representation of the American Dream through quotes and dialogue from 'The Grapes of Wrath.'. We'll learn how Steinbeck mixes desperation and...
Quick answer: Author John Steinbeck is indicating in The Grapes of Wrath that the traditional American Dream has failed. He reasons that obstacles are unfairly placed in the way of success for...
The American Dream. Steinbeck uses the characters and the events in the novel to criticise the American Dream and how it does not apply to every American who strives for a better life. “Why don’t you go on west to California? There’s work there, and it never gets cold. Why, you can reach out anywhere and pick an orange.
The Grapes of Wrath, Chapter 1. Themes of family, dignity, power of unity, survival and perseverance are addressed in this passage. It spells out how individuals in the family depend on each other when the sharecroppers are faced with a natural disaster.
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