The Grapes of Wrath

In the 1930’s, there was a lot of things going on, such as the Great Depression, racial slurs, stock market crashes, etc. Not far behind, the book “To Kill A Mockingbird” was published in 1960. There were a lot of things that occurred in that time period that relate to this book, such as The Dust Bowl. Crops died so people didn’t have a lot of money, which is the connection with this book and The Dust Bowl. The Dust Bowl, known as the Dirty 30’s, was a period of dust storms that greatly damaged…

Cesar Chavez was an inspirational figure in history who used civil disobedience to raise more respect for farm workers all throughout America. After his family lost their farm due to the great economic collapse as known as the Great Depression, they became migrant farm workers. The Chavez family along with other migrant farmer families were paid at the minimum wage, even though they experienced harsh physical labor. Cesar Chavez immediately recognized this was not right, and knew it needed to…

The book, The Harvest Gypsies, is primarily a collection of news articles that John Steinbeck had written originally for The San Francisco News. In the collection, he illuminates the hardship that migrant workers experienced in the time of the Great Depression in the 1930’s. Steinbeck does this excellently through his usage of vivid imagery and jarring stories of family’s struggling to survive. In the opening chapter, Steinbeck holds migrant workers in high regard even going as far as saying…

Bridging the nation and identifying with nationals whose lives the common gas industry has perpetually changed, Fox revealed wells that release fracking chemicals into groups' water supplies; normal gas handle that retch intense methane into the environment; and men, ladies and kids whose wellbeing has decayed subsequent to their terraces got to be "gaslands." The narrative's essayist and chief, Josh Fox, had been drawn nearer by a characteristic gas organization that was occupied with renting…

The great depression was a sad, poor time. These are three articles are very good at giving you an idea of how bad the great depression was. Even though the great depression was a sad time, it is fun to learn about. To start off with, the article “digging in” did an excellent job of giving you an idea of what the great depression was like. The article talks about a small family that was in the great depression. The family is very poor and they can barely afford anything. In the article…

What is dream? Everybody has one. Dream as power push us to go forward; make us to do and encourage us to live. In the novel of Of Mice and Men, the characters created by John Steinbeck also have their dream. The story’s background is based on the Great Depression, the time that people have to move and look for jobs to live. George and Lennie are two main characters in this novel, they have a dream to have their own land one day. Since they have been working on the new ranch, they have met…

The abolishment of the miners licence was one of the many reasons for the beginning of the Eureka Stockade. The miners licence brought grief, pain and hardship for the miners as many were unable to pay for a licence at such quick demand, and therefore almost lost their right to dig for gold and provide for any family either with them or overseas at home. The miners licence was a way for the government to tax the miners for digging on the land, if they did not find any gold and the licence…

Steinbeck illustrates the importance of individuality by showing certain characters in the book that only worries about their own self and not the wellness of a whole. In the beginning of the novel when the bank is said to be taking away people’s land. Steinbeck personifies the bank into a monster that only cares about profit. So they come and take away these migrant families’ land since the economy is failing, they do so without considering the end result for these people. When the owners came…

is reflective of how much we have progressed. However, Nicholas Carr’s book The Shallows, John Steinbeck’s novel Grapes of Wrath and other works shed light on the side-effects of progress fueled by exploitation. In mankind 's eternal quest for…

When a writer’s work is called “political” it is implied that he or she are trying to support a political agenda using their writing. This is the case during many reforms and times of trouble throughout history. For example, The Grapes of Wrath show the story of a family during the Great Depression and Dust Bowl era and try to gain the reader’s sympathy for the cause, in this case, better treatment for Californian immigrants and better understanding of their situation. Eudora Welty, a popular…