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== Grapes of Wrath == | == Grapes of Wrath == | ||
For my primary source I chose Steinbeck's epic The Grapes of Wrath. This novel tells the story of the Joad family's trek across the nation from Oklahoma to California. Facing debt and eviction from thier farms in Oklahoma the Joads and thousands of other "Okies" belive in the dream that California offers salvation from thier poverty. On their travels the | For my primary source I chose Steinbeck's epic The Grapes of Wrath. This novel tells the story of the Joad family's trek across the nation from Oklahoma to California. Facing debt and eviction from thier farms in Oklahoma the Joads and thousands of other "Okies" belive in the dream that California offers salvation from thier poverty. On their travels the Okies and other migrants encounter resistance from local officials and from prejudice land owners. Forced to become a cohesive unit, the migrants band together in camps as a way to fight back against the inequalities stacked before them. The road allows them to gather en masse and by doing this allows them to stand up for thier rights. | ||
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John Steinbeck: Grapes of Wrath
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Grapes of Wrath
For my primary source I chose Steinbeck's epic The Grapes of Wrath. This novel tells the story of the Joad family's trek across the nation from Oklahoma to California. Facing debt and eviction from thier farms in Oklahoma the Joads and thousands of other "Okies" belive in the dream that California offers salvation from thier poverty. On their travels the Okies and other migrants encounter resistance from local officials and from prejudice land owners. Forced to become a cohesive unit, the migrants band together in camps as a way to fight back against the inequalities stacked before them. The road allows them to gather en masse and by doing this allows them to stand up for thier rights.
