Steinbeck's "Grapes of wrath" A novel about the conditions the migratory farm families of America during the 1930's lived under

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…man verses a hostile environment. Each symbol used in the novel show examples of both extremes. Some represent man, that struggles against the environment, others paint a clear picture of the feelings of the migrants. As each symbol is presented chronologically through the novel, they come together at the end to paint a clear picture of the conditions, treatments and feelings the people (migrants) as they make there journey through the novel to the West.