... Okies," a derogatory term referring to any outcast from the Southwest or northern plain states. There is tension between the novel's rhetorical and narrative facts. Steinbeck writes about the migrants of the dust bowl, not for them; they do not have the income or leisure for reading such novels. Instead, Steinbeck ... writes for the middle class American. One of his goals is to educate those readers about the prejudice against people like the Joads. As soon as the Joads reach California, they are confronted with the epithet "okie" and an attitude ... is based upon three strands of 19th ...

• Word Count: 1670
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School