In California’s Salinas Valley in 1939 John Steinbeck wrote Grapes of Wrath. He won the Nobel Prize and was a well-known novelist. (Nobelprize) Steinbeck wanted to put the “greedy bastards” to shame that started the Great Depression. He wrote the novel for the whole country to know and gain knowledge about. Steinbeck grew up in a small farm town so he was very familiar with the subject. He thinks the people that disagree are arrogant and are the reason we had the Great Depression. He wanted to get into peoples nerves and show them how truly bad it is so he cared for others that were suffering. He doesn’t like the government and complained a lot. I haven’t really gotten far enough to answer what I expect from this book. Grapes of Wrath was published in Salina Valley, which is a mainly farming land, so it shows relationship to the book. (Biography)
Grapes of Wrath was written in third person omniscient. (Study) Steinbeck knows and reveals the thoughts of Tom Joad. Steinbeck effectively uses third person omniscient by allowing his readers to understand what Tom feels and thinks and that makes us able to connect with him. It’s also nice because we can not only know everything about Tom, but we can also get another thought and perspective of all the other characters involved. Overall it is nice to be able to
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Though the book is fictional it is based on actual events that happened. Many of the books before the Great Depression era were about the Roaring 20’s and the excitement. Grapes of Wrath is similar to those books because they were both important eras that shaped our nation. On the other hand, Grapes of Wrath is about sad times while the Roaring 20’s was a happy, exciting time. (Britannica) Another book during the Great Depression era was Of Mice of Men, also by John Steinbeck, and it was about two men who tried to find a place and make a living during hard times. (Library of