The Grapes Of Wrath

A detailed Summary of The Grapes Of Wrath

There are many examples in The Grapes of Wrath that show not only that

Steinbeck thought that prejudice was an issue to be concerned with, but also it showed

his thoughts and feelings towards the subject. Three examples of prejudice are shown

during encounters with other people that have already been there. On the way to

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

were now returning. One of these encounters, with the ragged man with the sunburned

face, is described on page 242. The ragged man had children that died because wages

were too low and work was too scarce to afford food for his children and wife. His story

was one of pain and despair and was evidence of the cruel and inhumane treatment which

resulted from the California farmers prejudice towards the migrant workers.

Later, the Joad's stop by a river where Tom and his Father find a spot to go

swimming. They are promptly joined by two men, a man and his son, who asked if they

the initial owners of the land, the Mexicans, as being "weak and fed". This description

Californians had against the migrant workers. The policeman treated the migrants with

men have just come from California. They tell a story describing the conditions as very

migrant workers. John Steinbeck shed a dim light on the attitudes that make up

unsafe and uncomfortable and mention the prejudice against the workers. Subsequently

a story told for its own sake, or to give pleasure to its hearers; it is a book written with a

The police officer gave the Joad's a first hand acount of the prejudice that

with little desire to do anything more. Thus they were in no position to stop the onslaught

diminished. This is where the migrant workers entered the picture.

the Joad's paid no attention to this warning either. Hence, they traveled on, only to meet

leisurely and financially comfortable. Therefore the burning desire for the land

would suggest that the Mexicans were like well fed livestock, content to live on the land

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Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)

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