How Is Steinbeck Portrayed In The Grapes Of Wrath

For John Steinback, the United States of America established their nation through means of oppression and exploitation for many years. He believed the rich were heavily reliant on the poor, and offered harsh criticism of the capitalist system utilized by the American government. Due to the tragedies experienced throughout his life, from childhood to adolescence, and into the careers and family life of his adulthood, depression, and melancholy is the prevalent theme in all of Edgar Allan Poe’s writings. John Steinbeck was born in Salinas, California in 1902. He grew up recounting stories that had Salinas tattle inserted in them. He had a somewhat comfortable childhood although he spent the majority of his energy working on farms to help to

‘The Grapes of Wrath’ is a story where he discussed the events of how he grew up and the shattered dreams of land ownership in California. https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-Steinbeck (PROPERLY SORUCE THIS, ROUGH DRAFT) His family immigrated from Germany which is reflected by the fictional journey of the Joads family in his novel who were forced to migrate west during the Dust Bowl. "Families, blowing their meager belongings into trucks, were rolling away south, out of the dust bowl, to California. [...] And children dying of pellagra must die because a profit cannot be taken from an orange. And coroners must fill in the certificate—died of malnutrition—because the food must rot, must be forced to rot." (Chapter 5) This shows how they had to migrate for a better life, and reflects Steinbacks’ family struggles/lives. His work on the ranches gave him an understanding of the life of migrant workers. The encounters he had through this were embedded into his composition of ‘The Grapes of Wrath’. "They had no more than twenty acres, and they were paying for it on every crop. But they had to have it, they had to be a little independent of the owners, and they were afraid of being

Steinbeck believed that capitalism created a system that exploited the working class and created vast economic inequality, and this view is reflected in his works "The Pearl" and "The Grapes of Wrath” In “The Pearl” Steinbeck explores the destructive effect of colonial capitalism on Mexican Indian natives. His novella tells the story of Kino, an Indian pearl diver who discovers an extremely valuable pearl. The pearl fills Kino with a new desire to abandon his simple, idyllic life in favor of dreams of material and social advancement, dreams that run headlong into the oppressive resistance of the Spanish colonial powers that top the social hierarchy of Kino’s world. n "The Pearl" by John Steinbeck, capitalism is depicted through the appearance of various characters and their actions. The pearl itself is a symbol of capitalist greed as everyone wants to possess it and benefit from its monetary value. The wealthy buyers who visit the village to bid on the pearl also represent the capitalist system, as they are only interested in exploiting the poor and acquiring the pearl for their own profit. The local doctor, who initially refused to treat Kino's son because of their poverty, also exemplifies the capitalist mindset that values money over human life. Overall, Steinbeck portrays capitalism as a destructive force that