'The Grapes of Wrath' and the Depression Era Analytical Essay by Nicky

'The Grapes of Wrath' and the Depression Era
This paper discusses the Depression Era as seen through 'The Grapes of Wrath' by John Steinbeck.
# 145182 | 1,147 words | 5 sources | APA | 2010 | US
Published on Oct 27, 2010 in Literature (American) , Sociology (Theory) , History (U.S. The 1930's - Great Depression) , Political Science (General)


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In this article, the writer studies John Steinbeck's work 'The Grapes of Wrath' and examines how the Depression Era is portrayed in this book. The writer maintains that the fact that the novel was produced so immediately in the wake of the events which inspired it is indicative both of the remarkable impact which Steinbeck's text had on the American consciousness and of the degree of urgency which accompanied its presentation to the world. The writer concludes that the book is a stunningly blunt and realistic portrayal of the lives which Americans endured through the Depression Era.

From the Paper:

"That the novel was produced so immediately in the wake of the events which inspired it is indicative both of the remarkable impact which Steinbeck's text had on the American consciousness and of the degree of urgency which accompanied its presentation to the world. Its eloquence as a statement to the way that many Americas were living would be accompanied by its unflinching consideration of the Joad's desperation as embodying all that had failed in America as a whole. Only modest research on the author is necessary to reveal the special insights which helped him to deliver a work of such masterful honesty. The evidence is found in the 1962 speech which suited the author with perhaps the most highly coveted recognition in any field. Here, a speaker tells that ''John Steinbeck, the author awarded this year's Nobel Prize in Literature, was born in the little town of Salinas, California, a few miles from the Pacific coast near the fertile Salinas Valley. This locality forms the background for many of his descriptions of the common man's everyday life."

Sample of Sources Used:

  • Cordyack, B. (2005). John Steinbeck: The Grapes of Wrath. 20th Century American Bestsellers; UIUC Graduate School of Library and Information Services.Text can be retrieved here http://www3.isrl.uiuc.edu/~unsworth/courses/bestsellers/search.cgi?title=The+Grapes+of+Wrath
  • Frenz, H. (1969). The Nobel Prize in Literature 1962. Nobel Lectures; Elsevier Publishing.Text can be retrieved here: http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/literature/laureates/1962/press.html
  • Steinbeck, J. (1939). The Grapes of Wrath. The Viking.
  • Thompson, P.B. (2007). Agriculture and Working-Class Political Culture: A Lesson From The Grapes of Wrath. Agriculture and Human Values, 24(2), 165-177.Text can be retrieved here (account required for full access):http://www.springerlink.com/content/n5443l872603285j/
  • Wikipedia. (1997). The New Deal. Wikimedia, Ltd, Inc. Text can be found at: <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Deal>.

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