Part 1 of Essay
The Grapes of Wrath was written by John Steinbeck in 1939. In 1940 it garnered him the Pulitzer Prize. The Grapes of Wrath has been called "The best example of the proletarian literature of the 1930’s." by Benet’s Reader’s Encyclopedia. The first chapter is a description of the land. This description o ....

Part 2 of Essay
.... him that his family is now living at his Uncle John’s farm. Tom and Casy arrive at Uncle John’s farm to find the Joads preparing to move again, this time to California. This is where Tom’s family is introduced to us. There is Ma, Pa, Grampa and Granma, and Noah, the oldest son. The daughter, Rose of Sharon is pregnant and dreams of finding a nice place in California. Connie, Rose of Sharon’s husband who deserts her when they reach California, Al, the sixteen-year old son, and Ruthie an ....