... family was no match for the corporations, banks, and machines hungry for their land. The ideal of the Jeffersonian yeo-men was no longer tangible. Few farmers were able to independently own their own farm and sell their crops for profit. Times were changing, meaning lifestyles must too. Often times, as shown in Grapes of Wrath, new companies and corporate farms out west would send ... out paper bills advertising for workers. This caused a huge influx of hopeful families in the west. To the dismay of the desperate families these flyers were sent out ... to significantly more people than...

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Throughout John Steinbeck's novel The Grapes of Wrath, Steinbeck develops a protagonist, which in turn helps to develop the theme that people's greatest strength lies in numbers. Through the development of the protagonist Tom, Steinbeck is able to convey the novel's central meaning. Steinbeck first introduces Tom Joad on the side of a road looking for a ride back to his old farm just after getting out of prison. During his four years at prison, he became ... one of the major themes in this novel that the greatest power of humans lies in their numbers. He shows this by acknowledging the potent...

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... Attitude In the novel "The Grapes of Wrath", by John Steinbeck, the life of a migrant family, who is forced off their land in Oklahoma and who is in search of employment in California, is portrayed. During the course of the novel, the Joads move from a concern for themselves and their own personal welfare to a concern for all the people of the world. This becomes one of the major themes in the novel. It is traceable through many of the characters such as ... discussion by focusing on the complete opposite. Throughout the novel Ma Joad is worried about keeping the family together. In its...

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• Grade Level: High School