The Joads, as well as thousands of other families, were forced to leave the homes they lived in and the lands they farmed on for many generations (Hinton 1). ... The Grapes of Wrath not only has an interesting plot following the Joad family in the times of depression but is very accurate in bringing an understanding of what hardships were beard in the 1930's throughout the depression....

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate