Grapes of Wrath Book Report When first released in 1939, The Grapes of Wrath, written by novelist John Steinbeck, created quite a stir among Americans still coping with the depression. ... Next, they learn from Muley Graves, a neighbor, that Tom's family was evicted, so both Tom and Casy travel onwards to family relative, Uncle John's home, in hopes of catching up with Tom's family before their big move to California. ... While at a new settlement of tents, they meet Floyd Knowles, a young man who talks of the harsh, harassment tactics the police in the area use. ... John St...

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• Grade Level: High School

In the book The Grapes of Wrath, John Steinbeck writes about a family's trip from Oklahoma to California in search of meaningful work. ... The pair eventually arrive at John Joad's house who is Tom's brother. ... Casy does this when the Joads are in a "Hooverville" and Tom helps beat up a police officer who tried to arrest Floyd Knowles. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Through him they find out that the Joads went to Uncle John's house because they were driven off the land by a "cat", or a tractor that basically pushs broke farmers and their families off their land. ... The next day Tom, Jim, and Muley all decide to go to Uncle John's, which is where they meet the rest of the Joad clan. ... Knowles on a bogus charge. ... Uncle John is distressed by this decision and wants to go get drunk, but Tom, knowing the danger they are in, knocks him unconscious and has the whole family leave because the police are going to burn this Hooverville. ... Duri...

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• Grade Level: High School