John Steinbeck: The Grapes of Wreath In the fall of 1937 Steinbeck made several trips into the agricultural areas of California in preparation for his strike novel, and went there to observe the squatters` camps near Salinas and Bakersfield. ... The other function of the interchapters is the providing of historical information about the development of land ownership in California, the development of migrant labour. ... The themes of red, gray, green and earth are announced and given parallel developments: red to pink, gray to white, green to brown, ploughed earth to think and hard crust...

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