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. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

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...

• Word Count: 1294
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• Grade Level: High School