The Grapes of Wrath: A True Depiction of a Terrible Depression The Great Depression and the Dust Bowl of the 1930's drove many farmers west in search for jobs and put many others on the streets. In this time of pain and suffering the Joad family in John Steinbeck's classic novel, The Grapes of Wrath, represent the families of thousands as they deal with the hardships of the depression face to face in their own adventure to California. ... Steinbeck makes it a point to show how the Joads are only one of many families enduring these hardships as it was apparent that friends and o...

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