In Dubious Battle Summary
John Steinbeck

In Dubious Battle Summary

Published in 1936, In Dubious Battle is considered the first major work of Pulitzer Prize-winning author John Steinbeck. Set in a fictionalized valley in California, the story explores themes Steinbeck would continue to develop in later works: group behavior, social injustice, man’s inhumanity to man—themes which continue to be relevant to today’s readers. A labor conflict between migrant apple pickers and the local growers’ association is the backdrop against...

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