A picture is worth one thousand words and while most literary classics lack pictures, John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath creates a mural. Imagery in writing is the load bearing support that keeps us coming back for more, Steinbeck's linguistic workmanship brings this in full; letting us peer into the desolate lives of the Joad's: rich with culture and lousy with hardships. In The Grapes of Wrath imagery is an essential cornerstone, portraying the land, the people, and how us as readers should feel about the mural of the Joad’s journey.
The crux of the people, what they depend on and what defeats them, their true sole provider, the land. Though thought to be the lifeblood of the people, it plays a major importance as an antagonist. In the
The crux of the people, what they depend on and what defeats them, their true sole provider, the land. Though thought to be the lifeblood of the people, it plays a major importance as an antagonist. In the