Power and Corruption

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The paper examines John Steinbeck's novel, "The Grapes of Wrath", Arthur Miller's play "All My Sons", P. J. Gibson's "Long Time Since Yesterday" and Susan Hazen Hammond's short story of the Tewa tribe "The Women Warriors". The paper shows how these texts focus on the economic and political power of individuals or societies and how this power is transformed into abuse and corruption.

From the Paper:

"John Steinbeck's classic novel, The Grapes of Wrath, describes the period of economical transition during and after the Great Depression in America. The novel revolves around the traditional American leitmotif: the American Dream. It thus offers a glimpse of the changing society, which shifts from tradition to modernism: the land is no longer owned by individuals but by large companies that manage and control it with the sole purpose of obtaining the profit. The book is thus fraught with examples of the way in which the people that hold an economic advantage can transform this advantage into a form of ruthless abuse."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Hammond, Susan Hazen. The Women Warriors.
• Gibson, P. J. Long Time Since Yesterday. New York: Samuel French, 1985.
• Miller, Arthur. All My Sons. New York: The Modern Library, 1987.
• Steinbeck, John.The Grapes of Wrath. New York: New Directions, 1988.

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