The Theme of Grapes of Wrath

The Journey Theme of The Grapes of Wrath In the Classic novel The Grapes of Wrath, John Steinbeck displays in his writing many different and interconnected themes. The main idea of the novel can be interpreted many different ways through many of the different actions and characters throughout the novel. In the first chapter of the novel, Steinbeck describes the dust bowl and foreshadows the theme: The men came were silent and they did not …

…ahead. None of these knowing their outcome still move ahead. It seems as if journey is in all parts of this novel. It is embodied throughout the novel and plays an important role in establishing a variety of things including character insights and a plot. Journey seems to be inevitable and part of life and Steinbeck shows that we are all on a journey and staying together is the only way to keep moving forward.