The structure of the Grapes of Wrath is unique in that it alternates between specific narrative chapters about the Joad family and general intercalary chapters about the migrant workers as a whole. In the narrative chapters, Steinbeck tries to keep his style simple, helping the readers grasp the basic elements of the story. He uses a dialect in the characters" speech to add to the realistic nature of the story, and he uses a primarily Objective Point of View. This means that he portrays interactions ... intercalary chapters, the narrator describes events broadly, describing the general exper...

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