Grapes of Wrath

To achieve an even greater sense of understanding for their novels, many writers parallel their stories with the Bible. The Grapes of Wrath, which summed up the despair and hardships of the early 1930’s for many Americans, follows this form as well. The Grapes of Wrath is a story about one family’s hardship during the Depression and the Dust Bowl of the 1930’s. The Joads were a hard-working family with a strong sense of …

…he was not going about it the right was and questioned whether the novel would be a success at all. Much to his delight and the delight of millions, possibly even billions of readers around the world, The Grapes of Wrath is considered my many to be one of the best works of American literature. Its universal appeal to the plight of the poor helps it stand the test of time and remain a classic.