specifically untold about the authors true intentions on this book.

His epic chronicle has been described as being "Written with

passionate conviction" (Dorothy Parker). This passionate conviction

has led John Steinbeck into mastering bold dramatization. His skills

at the art of dramatization in literature was not solely used in The

Grapes of Wrath, but also used in another of his twisted and possibly

controversial works called Of Mice and Men.

One of John Steinbeck's main and possibly most obvious themes, is

the hostility and frequent hatred between the migrant workers and the

already socially and financially established Californians. There are

many examples in the book that show not only that Steinbeck thought

that it was an issue to be concerned with, but also it showed his

thoughts and feelings towards the subject. Three examples of this

theme are shown during encounters with other people that have already

been there, in the corollary chap Along the way to California the

Joad's encountered other people that had already been to California

and were now returning. These people, like the ragged man with the

pain and despair, also his story showed the cruelty and inhumane

these descriptions we can start to understand the Californians view on

the road-side camp described on page 242. He had

Mexican's must have thought of the Californians when there land was

any leader, but a leader that wanted justice and decency for migrant

Californian border the Joads stop by a river. Tom and his Father find

The killing of Jim Casy is an example of the cruel behavior of the

story not extremely unlike the other story which the man at the

might repeat itself and the workers may take over the land, the

the Joad's from parting from the set course. Later on inside the

California. They were simply trying to look for a better future. It

fed and content to live freely on the land with little desire to need

road-side camp described. Their story describes the conditions as very

had children that died because wages were too low and work was too

taken over. Consequently the Californians, being afraid that history

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Approximate Word count = 898
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)