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Grapes of Wrath symbolism
Title: Grapes of Wrath symbolism
Category: Literature / Novels
Details: Words: 1219 | Pages: 5.2 (approximately 235 words/page)
Grapes of Wrath symbolism
The Grapes of Wrath is a novel by John Steinbeck that exposes the desperate conditions under which the migratory farm families of
America during the 1930's live under. The novel tells of one families
migration west to California through the great economic depression of
the 1930's. The Joad family had to abandon their home and their
livelihoods. They had to uproot and set adrift because tractors were
rapidly industrializing their farms. The bank took possession …showed first 75 words of 1219 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 1219 total…man verses a hostile environment. Each symbol used in the
novel show examples of both extremes. Some represent man, that
struggles against the environment, others paint a clear picture of the
feelings of the migrants. As each symbol is presented chronologically
through the novel, they come together at the end to paint a clear
picture of the conditions, treatment and feelings the people
(migrants) as they make there journey through the novel to the West.
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