About the Author Born in 1902, John Steinbeck, author of The Grapes of Wrath, became a Nobel and Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist. This source contains information about his life, including his childhood, education, and writing career. https://www.biography.com/writer/john-steinbeck Historical Context Set during the Great Depression era of the 1930s, The Grapes of Wrath encounters the strugglesContinue reading “Resources for The Grapes of Wrath”
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1ST SHORT BLOG
Grapes of Wrath chapters 13-15 Throughout The Grapes of Wrath, and especially chapters 13-15 death and depression have been a common theme. While the Joads family rests their dog is hit by a car. A quote on page 177 “And the dog, a blot of blood and tangled, burst intestines, kicked slowly in the road”Continue reading “1ST SHORT BLOG”
Migrant Mother
Migrant Mother is an image synonymous with the Great Depression and is seen as the most famous photo of the era. It simply shows a mother with her young family sitting in tattered rags looking worried. You can feel the stress and helplessness resonating off the face of the mother and can imagine the struggleContinue reading “Migrant Mother”
Short Blog #3 (GoW)
This book caused a lot of disputes and arguments since its release in 1989 because they thought that the book was saying offensive things against them, especially in Kern County where the setting was set in the book. As a result of that, the area banned the book from schools and libraries. I, however, amContinue reading “Short Blog #3 (GoW)”
Great American Novels 2020 