Posts

Showing posts with the label Grapes of Wrath

Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck Review

Image
I Title of the book : Grapes of Wrath Name of the Author : John Steinbeck The style of narrative :  Third person omniscient Genre : Fiction, History - great depression  My Rating : 4.5/5                                                      Synopsis : Tom Joad gets out of jail on parole. He returns back home to find his home town in a miserable condition. The rich farmers are after their land and the family is threatened to move out fast. His return brings new hope to his family and all of them set out to the north, towards California with the prospect of earning a living and starting a new life. The family hits the highway in their poorly patched truck with all their essentials packed. The Highway plays a major part in the setting of the novel where numerous fortunate and unfortunate events takes place for the Joad Family. Ma Joad plays a pivotal role in running the family and filing them with hope. She makes all the major decisions in the place of her incompetent husband who is always