Book Description
Delve into John Steinbeck's remarkable story about migrant workers and the exploitive agricultural system with CliffsNotes on The Grapes of Wrath, the study guide that can raise both your understanding and your grades! Find out all about the Joad family as they travel from the Oklahoma Dust Bowl to California in search of farming opportunities and wealth. But with help from CliffsNotes, you'll also get critical commentary, a character map, and insight into the novel's literary devices. What's more, you'll find plenty of background on the life of Steinbeck and the ferocious attacks this book met in agricultural states, where it was considered nothing more than political propaganda.


From the Back Cover
Steinbeck wrote this book to bring into the spotlight the plight of migrant workers. In The Grapes of Wrath a migrant family travels from the Oklahoma Dust Bowl to California only to be exploited by the agricultural system. The ferocity of resulting attacks on Steinbeck and his politics point to the truth and power of the stories told in this novel.


About the Author
Kelly McGrath Vlcek is completing her Masters degree in American Literature very close to Steinbeck country along the central coast of California. She is currently teaching junior high language arts and literature classes.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

Steinbeck wrote this book to bring into the spotlight the plight of migrant workers. In The Grapes of Wrath a migrant family travels from the Oklahoma Dust Bowl to California only to be exploited by the agricultural system. The ferocity of resulting attacks on Steinbeck and his politics point to the truth and power of the stories told in this novel.