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Steinbeck's Political Views in

            The Grapes of Wrath is a novel by John Steinbeck that exposes the desperate conditions.
             under which the migratory farm families of America during the 1930's lived. The novel.
             tells of one family that migrates west to California through the great economic depression.
             of the 1930's. The Joad family had to abandon their home and their livelihoods. They had.
             to uproot and set adrift because tractors were rapidly industrializing their farms along with.
             the erosion of topsoil to create "the Dust Bowl". The bank took possession of their land.
             because the owners could not pay off their loan. .
             The novel shows how the Joad family deals with moving to California, how they.
             survive the cruelty of the landowners that take advantage of them, their poverty and.
             willingness to work. The government, and political figures also abuse their powers to.
             maintain such a lack of balance of power between the workers and businessmen. During.
             the Dust Bowl, hundreds of thousands of southerners faced many hardships, which is the.
             basis of the story. John Steinbeck wrote this novel to portray the harsh conditions during.
             the Dust Bowl. The Dust Bowl occurred in the mid-west part of America, especially in.
             Oklahoma. Such people in Oklahoma who lost their jobs from the Depression and.
             eventually the Dust Bowl were called "Okies." The mistreatment of the "Okies" in The.
             Grapes of Wrath can be concluded as being valid. When one man was telling the "Okie".
             group that the pay and jobs are minimal in California, a government official accused the.
             person of being a communist. This represents the hate of the communists in the view of.
             the government.
             In The Grapes of Wrath, the Californians wanted to rid the "dirty" Okies from.
             California because they were afraid of them. They were afraid that the Okies would take.
             their land. Even the California police beat them for no just reason because they wanted the.
             Okies to leave the state. The police, shown as corrupted thugs, killed Casey because he.


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