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John Steinbeck

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John Steinbeck


Life: born in California 1902 he did a series of menial jobs (close contact with American working-class, material for his works). His masterpiece is The Grapes of Wrath (39) that increased his popularity and reputation. During the 2°Ww he worked as a correspondent and in 1962 he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature.


The Grapes of Wrath

-Structure: 3° person omniscient narrator, the novel is set during the Depression in the America dust bowl (South, x overworking); the Joads travel from Oklahoma to find work in California.



-Themes: condemnation of the exploitation of agricultural workers in Usa during the Great Depression, attack to the production system that destroys excess produce instead of feeding starved people.

-Style: naturalistic and detailed descriptions.

-Story: the Joad family, leave their farm in Oklahoma in search of a better life in California. When they reach it, they soon realised that life in the West is no easier then it was at home; they find work picking peaches and cotton. In the end, they settle in a makeshift camp and Tom is forced to hid himself because of his involvement in trade union agitation.





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