1. The Grapes of Wrath and Marxism
He felt so passionate about this subject that he wrote The Communist Manifesto, which described in great detail just what was wrong with capitalism and how it was destroying the economy John Steinbeck alludes to Karl's idea by having clear segregation between the three main classes that Marxism is made up of. ... The greatest authors will always put a great meaning into the title. ... Steinbeck openly advocates Marxist proletarian revolt in response to unjust economic conditions, which, he goes on to explain, are directly caused by capitalism: "The tractors which throw men out of wor...
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- Grade Level: High School