"The Grapes of Wrath" by John Steinbeck. Report (designed orally) that covers main characters and the different parts of the book, such as the exposition and climax, main themes and conflicts.

They were hungry, and they were fierce. They had hoped to find a home, and they found only hatred. Okies--the owners hated them because the owners knew they were soft and the Okies strong, that they were fed and the Okies hungry; and perhaps the owners had heard from their grandfathers how easy it is to steal land from a soft man if you are fierce and hungry and armed. The owners hated them. And …

…to working through its five-hundred-and-something pages almost with as much determination as the Joads did for getting to California. The storms of lengthy description try to hold you back, and the constantly-changing point of view attempts to confuse and lose you, but if you set yourself to the task of getting through it, The Grapes of Wrath is an eye-opening and touching narrative that leaves an impression on you long after you have finished it.