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'''''The Grapes of Wrath,''''' a novel written by [[John Steinbeck]] and published in 1939, examines the plight of [[migrant worker|migrant workers]] during [[the Great Depression]]. In this [[novel]], Steinbeck focuses on the Joads, a family of [[sharecropper|sharecroppers]] forced from their home in [[Oklahoma]] by drought, destitution and amalgamation of family farms into mechanized corporate entities. Like many other desperate families, the Joads embark on a long and treacherous journey to [[California]], where they have been led to believe they will find jobs, land and the dignity they have lost in their plight. | '''''The Grapes of Wrath,''''' a novel written by [[John Steinbeck]] and published in 1939, examines the plight of [[migrant worker|migrant workers]] during [[the Great Depression]]. In this [[novel]], Steinbeck focuses on the Joads, a family of [[sharecropper|sharecroppers]] forced from their home in [[Oklahoma]] by drought, destitution and amalgamation of family farms into mechanized corporate entities. Like many other desperate families, the Joads embark on a long and treacherous journey to [[California]], where they have been led to believe they will find jobs, land and the dignity they have lost in their plight. | ||
In [[1940]] it was made into a [[The Grapes of Wrath (film)|film]], produced by Darryl F. Zanuck and directed by John Ford, which is included in the [[United States National Film Registry]]. | |||
Revision as of 18:29, 13 December 2007
The Grapes of Wrath, a novel written by John Steinbeck and published in 1939, examines the plight of migrant workers during the Great Depression. In this novel, Steinbeck focuses on the Joads, a family of sharecroppers forced from their home in Oklahoma by drought, destitution and amalgamation of family farms into mechanized corporate entities. Like many other desperate families, the Joads embark on a long and treacherous journey to California, where they have been led to believe they will find jobs, land and the dignity they have lost in their plight.
In 1940 it was made into a film, produced by Darryl F. Zanuck and directed by John Ford, which is included in the United States National Film Registry.