The story of John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath starts out with Tom Joad coming home from a 4-year jail sentence for murder. He was going back to his family's farm in Oklahoma. On the way there he meets another man, Jim Casy. When they get close to home they find deserted farms. Banks evicted...
Steinbeck's writing style seemed to do just that, show the faults of men and women, but at the same time showed how great the power of the human heart is. ... Learning of the death of his son, Adam has a stroke and becomes partially paralyzed and is dying. ...
Lennie being Lennie strokes harder and harder even though Curley's wife begs him to stop. ... (page 80) When given the opportunity Crooks is a very destructive character due his oppression he is bitter and seeks his revenge on those weaker than him, being a crippled Negro he rarely has the opportunity but was in fine form when executing his power over Lennie Small. ...
