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In Dubious Battle is a novel by John Steinbeck, written in 1936. The central figure of the story is an activist attempting to organize abused laborers in order to gain fair wages and working conditions.
- John Ernst Steinbeck
- 1936
In Dubious Battle is a novel by John Steinbeck, written in 1936. In Dubious battle, is the story of those who stand up and fight with the upper echelons of society, Jim is tired of his life, and joins the association, and in one corner of the country, the salary of apple pickers has been reduced.
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John Steinbeck. Summary. In Dubious Battle is a classic novel by American author John Steinbeck, published in 1936. 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 ...
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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. The novel begins with Jim packing up his few belongings in a paper bag and telling his landlady, Ms. Meer, that he is moving out.
At once a relentlessly fast-paced, admirably observed novel of social unrest and the story of a young man’s struggle for identity, In Dubious Battle is set in the California apple country, where a strike by migrant workers against rapacious landowners spirals out of control, as a principled defiance metamorphoses into blind fanaticism. Caught ...
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Written by people who wish to remain anonymous. Jim Nolan is approached by a man named Harry Nilson who solicits his membership in the Party, a union of fruit-workers on strike in California. During his initiation, Jim earns the respect of local party organizer, Mac "Doc" McLeod.
At once a relentlessly fast-paced, admirably observed novel of social unrest and the story of a young man's struggle for identity, In Dubious Battle is set in the California apple country,...
