The Grapes of Wrath (chinese Translation of World Literature Classics Series)
by H
About This Novel
"The Grapes of Wrath" is a novel written by American writer John Steinbeck in 1939. "The Grapes of Wrath" is based on the background of farmers' bankruptcy, escape and struggle in central states during the economic crisis. Farmers in Oklahoma and neighboring states of Texas, Kansas, and Arkansas were deeply in debt, their land confiscated by large corporations, and they were homeless. They had to move westward, trying to find a way out in California. The novel takes the Yoder family as the representative and records the difficult experience of a family of twelve escaping from Oklahoma to California. After they sold everything in their home, they bought a dilapidated car, and the family fled westward in the car. On the way, young Noah and Connie deserted halfway. When they arrived in California, everything was not as beautiful as they imagined. Unemployment, hunger and poverty were still waiting for them. Farmers there used their surplus labor to lower wages for tenant farmers, and local forces extorted and persecuted wandering farmers. So the farmers were angry, they united and fought. The "anger" in the title of the novel "The Grapes of Wrath" is a strong protest against the unfair social system that leads to poverty.
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