The Grapes of Wrath John Steinbeck wrote The Grapes of Wrath, a remarkable novel that greatly embodied the entire uprisal of the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl in the 1930’s. The usage of imagery and symbolism help to support his many different themes running through the course of the novel. His use of language assisted in personifying the many trials and tribulations which the Joad family, and the rest of the United States, was …showed first 75 words of 2584 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2584 total…it would take away the powerfulness of the book. Many readers do not want to have to take the journey of the Joad’s and flip it all around and ruin it so that it becomes allegorical to others. It seems better and much more effective to society that The Grapes of Wrath is an allegory to life’s journeys and is a powerful representation of the time period. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography** the Grapes of wrath