![]() ![]() ![]() Throughout I’ve tried to make the reader participate in the actuality, what he takes from it will be scaled entirely on his own depth or hollowness.’ (qtd. I tried to write this book the way lives are being lived not the way books are written…. ![]() Although the Joads travel west in hopes of making a better life, the American Dream eludes them despite hard work and perseverance, they are unable to find true success.Īccused by some critics of writing a sentimental novel, Steinbeck defended himself in a letter to his editor, Pascal Covici: ‘I’ve done my damndest to rip a reader’s nerves, I don’t want him satisfied…. In his 2006 introduction, Robert DeMott defines Grapes as “part naturalistic epic, part labor testament, part family chronicle, part partisan journalism, part environmental jeremiad, part captivity narrative, part road novel, part transcendental gospel,” and the novel evolves these genres in significant ways (xiii). From the first intercalary chapter, showcasing Steinbeck’s control of language, to the unforgettable ending, in which Rose of Sharon breastfeeds a starving man, The Grapes of Wrath remains a controversial work in both critical and political discussions, with themes that are uniquely American. ![]()
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