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The Grapes of Wrath: A Criticism of Capitalism
Title: The Grapes of Wrath: A Criticism of Capitalism
Category: Literature / English
Details: Words: 755 | Pages: 3.2 (approximately 235 words/page)
The Grapes of Wrath: A Criticism of Capitalism
about The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
Prompt: Is Steinbeck advocating communism w/ "Grapes"?
Thesis: John Steibeck severly criticizes capitalsim in his novel The Grapes of Wrath, but is not advocating communism.
John Steinbeck took a chance when he published The Grapes of Wrath in 1939. He wrote a clear criticism of capitalism at a time when the United States was experiencing the remnants of a 1920s "red scare". He begins the novel by showing
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is truly just advocating the need of a balance between the capitalist the communist, the strong and the weak, the poor and the wealthy.
Comments/Suggestions: My teacher thought I could have explained the quote I used in the beginning of the 2nd paragraph, and used a quote to support "The farming family protests..." toward the end of the paragraph. He also thought I could have used a supporting quote somewhere in the 4th paragraph.
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