Refugees In John Steinbeck's The Grapes Of Wrath

Diplomat Kofi Annan once said, “I urge you to celebrate the extraordinary courage and contributions of refugees past and present”. This famous quote, is true to its words. Throughout history, refugees of old and young have gone through tough times which led them to flee. That cause of them to flee, whether it was major or not is just another obstacle into greatness they pursued somewhere else. The book that has inspired the hearts of millions of readers about the Dust Bowl and the Great Depression, two of America’s greatest heartache. John Steinbeck’s, The Grapes of Wrath this captivating, realistic narrative explains the one of biggest migrations of men and women back in the 1930s during the Dust Bowl. The story is told of the Joads, a farm …show more content…
The Grapes of Wrath is a perfect example of families that are forced to live under struggling circumstances. Such as survival, this realistic story, has inspired many of readers of the book. Thus, opening up their eyes to what they never expected, changing their views of how they see things. Now knowing that all those people back in the 1930s, who were sacrificing everything just to be able to feed one another. Shows how much compassion people had for one another back then. This shows us as readers, making us look around in the world and see how we treat one another. Opens up our eyes of the people we have judge in the past, for not having certain things like ourselves. It also shows that we need to take action, and not be so bitter and cruel to everyone in the world. But, to show tenderness and love, and to accept people for who they are. Not by what they may or may not have. I know The Grapes of Wrath has open my eyes, making me see clearer of how these people in the Dust Bowl had sacrificed everything. For us, to have what we have now. And, for that we all should be grateful, for those refugees who fought for themselves back in the