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Plot summary. In Dubious Battle deals with a fruit-workers' strike in a California valley and the attempts of labor unions to organize, lead, and provide for the striking pickers. Jim Nolan meets Harry Nilson who initiates Jim's application process to become the newest member of the Party.
- John Ernst Steinbeck
- 1936
In Dubious Battle is the story of the working class during the Great Depression, striking against an increasingly cruel establishment in ways that would lead to the formation of workers' rights, including a minimum wage.
Plot Summary. Between the classic novels Tortilla Flat and Of Mice and Men, American author and Pulitzer Prize winner John Steinbeck published In Dubious Battle in 1936. The main character is an activist for an unnamed political organization, the Party, which likely represents either the American Communist Party or the Industrial Workers of the ...
Synopsis. In Dubious Battle tells the story of young Jim Nolan, who in discovering his purpose in life, aids in initiating a strike by migrant workers against landowners during apple growing season in central California.
Set in the apple orchards of rural California, the novel follows the story of a migrant worker's strike and the attempt of 'the party' (an unnamed representation of the American Communist Party or a similar organisation) to organise, bolster and provide for the strikers.
Feb 17, 2017 · “In Dubious Battle” is the story of the working class during the Depression, striking against an increasingly cruel establishment in ways that would lead to the formation of workers’ rights, including a minimum wage.
Summary. PDF Cite Share. Jim Nolan’s father is a working man brought to his death by the blows of police clubs and pistol butts. As a youngster, Jim witnesses both his father’s courage and...
