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The Grapes of Wrath Critical Essay #1
In this overview of The Grapes of Wrath, Henry, a professor at the University of Minnesota, declares that Steinbeck's work still has relevance today, as it addresses the distinct issues of social classes and the importance of community.
The Grapes of
Wrath is arguably John Steinbeck's finest novel and the summation of his
California experience. His first two novels received little attention from the
critics or the public. His third, Tortilla Flat (1935), a novel set in
his native Monterey, found a national audience. He followed this success with In
Dubious Battle (1936) and Of Mice and Men (1937), novels that
explore the conditions suffered by migrant workers in California. These
conditions were made worse by the massive influx of Midwesterners who had fled
the drought and the economic depression of the 1930s. The Grapes of Wrath (1939)
recounts the plight of the underclass in...
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