Grapes of Wrath focuses on both the situation of migrant workers during the Dust Bowl as a whole, as well as the situation of a single family during the event, the Joads. ... Through Mae's story in chapter fifteen, the reader is able to see characters behaving in correspondence with the specific theme of kindness. ...
Steinbeck Critical Analysis When John Steinbeck wrote The Grapes of Wrath the United States was amidst the Great Depression. ... These two phenomena allowed Steinbeck to create his best selling and most influential book, The Grapes of Wrath. ... The Grapes of Wrath is a novel about and old system dying, and a new one that is taking shape. ... Most significant in The Grapes of Wrath is its" religious association with the bible. ... The structure of The Grapes of Wrath also seems to mirror the bible in some respects. ...
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. ... Steinbeck explains through her character how fragile the line is between hope and despair. ... Rose of Sharon's character also goes through a big transition. ... It was interesting that Steinbeck showed how the female characters became stronger when the male character became weak. ... Tom's character became stronger as he became more compassionate toward others. ...
In his article "Dust Bowl Blues", Peter Monro Jack says that The Grapes of Wrath is written in "superb style, one marvelous short story after another, and all melting into this long novel of the great trek." ... The first chapter sketches the setting before actually introducing the characters. The setting actually describes the characters and their personalities. ...
