In Dubious Battle takes its title from Milton's Paradise Lost, Book I (1658), in which Satan vows to engage the forces of heaven "in dubious battle" even if it means eternal vanquishment. That reference sets a tone for Steinbeck's novel, and suggests a way to view the main characters: as Satan-like figures, not because.....
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