In the book The Grapes of Wrath written by John Steinbeck, the main character, Tom Joad, struggles with being in the lower class because of the limitations set by the rich. ... John Steinbeck carefully chose his title, The Grapes of Wrath to allude to Julia Ward Howes's song "Battle Hymn of theRepublic" which helps understand the title and the book as a whole once read. ... The lyrics "He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored"(Howe) is where Steinbeck got the title for his book. ... In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growin...

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Grapes of Wrath, Chapters 1-11: 5 out of 8 questions 1.What does the setting of the opening scene suggest about the rest of the novel? ... (Steinbeck, 62) letting Tom know that his family was ok, and later, where they were. ... (Steinbeck, 104). ... (Steinbeck, 104) as she runs to her grandson. ... She expresses her feeling to Tom saying, "Seems too nice, kinda" (Steinbeck, 122). ...

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"The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown."1 Therefore, it makes sense that if mortals cannot bear the darkness, they [should not] not go there. If man dislikes "black night and yawning chasms,"2 then should he not even consider them? Shouldn't man seek out the sunshine, instead? The remedy is very simple: Avoid the darkness and seek the light. But, no. ...

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