John Steinbeck's "Grapes of Wrath"

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This paper takes a look at Steinbeck's Depression-era novel as it relates to Steinbeck's changing political views and vision of the common man.

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"In the novel, The Grapes of Wrath, John Steinbeck uses the journey of the Joad family from Oklahoma to California as an allegory for his own radicalization of views as he became concerned with the situation of migrant farm workers of the central California valleys. Steinbeck uses their experiences to illustrate his growing Marxist economic, social and political ideas: evil takes the shape of the great banks and corporations which oppress and manipulate the common worker; and shows how capitalism encourages people who have economic blessings to keep rather than share them at the cost of their own humanity. "

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