Critical Analysis of "Grapes of Wrath"

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This paper analyzes the two different levels on which "Grapes of Wrath" can be read. It first discusses the simple level which deals with the story of one Oklahoma family that is forced off their land during the Great Depression and joins the mass migration westward to California. On the other level, the novel analyzes the weaknesses and strengths of the American people and the social and economic systems prevalent at the time.

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"The technique Steinbeck uses to tell his story is unique and surprisingly appropriate. He actually has two different books going on simultaneously, in alternating chapters. One story, on a very concrete level, talks about the Joad family. The Joads are an extended family that is forced to leave their land in Oklahoma, because of the circumstances surrounding the Depression."

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