Industrialism in John Steinbeck's the Grapes of Wrath (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780737740356)

When their farm is repossessed, the Joad family escapes to California chasing the promise of farm work. They discover that jobs are scarce, pay is poor, and migrants starve in squalid camps. John Steinbeck said his aim in writing the novel was to expose those responsible for the depression while revealing the true plight of the workers who remained constant victims of greed. This incisive volume explores issues raised in the novel, such as the need to protect migrant workers' rights, the exploitation of workers, how industrialism dehumanizes workers, how the novel changed perceptions of the homeless, and the need to protect the modern family farm from industrialism.

Author: Louise Hawker
ISBN-10: 0737740353
ISBN-13: 9780737740356
Publisher: Greenhaven Publishing
Language: English
Published: 07/17/2008
Pages: 184
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.57lbs
Size: 9.07h x 6.01w x 0.38d

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal Supplements 11/15/2008 pg. 50