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In 1936 Steinbeck was approached by a San Francisco newspaper to write a series of articles about _________ farm workers in California. These were the __________ years. In Oklahoma, Arkansas, Texas, Nebraska and Kansas, enormous numbers of people were being dispossessed of their small ___________ through a combination of bad farming practices and harsh winds that blew away the topsoil creating a so-called __________ _________ in these regions. Tens of thousands of families made the long trek to California in search of agricultural work and a _________ _________, but their hopes met a harsh __________. As Steinbeck drove down through the Central Valley stopping at migrant camps along the way, he wrote: "Thousands of them are crossing the borders in ancient rattling __________, destitute and ___________ and __________, ready to accept any pay so that they may eat and feed their children.

Steinbeck was startled and _____________ at what he saw: whole families living in cardboard boxes, babies were dying from lack of food and medicine Out of this experience Steinbeck created his great novel The Grapes of Wrath, which _____________ the entire nation's heart and _____________ to the plight of these people. In 1962 John Steinbeck was _____________ the Nobel Prize for Literature

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overcrowded, deserted, possessions, newcomers, crops, hardship, hope, conviction, wageJohn Steinbeck's novel The Grapes of Wrath tells the story of the Joad family in order to illustrate the

___________ and oppression suffered by migrant laborers during the Great Depression. The novel begins with the description of the conditions in Dust Bowl Oklahoma that ruined the ___________ and instigated massive foreclosures on farmland.

Released from an Oklahoma state prison after serving four years for a manslaughter ___________, Tom Joad makes his way back to his family’s farm in Oklahoma. He meets Jim Casy, a former preacher who accompanies Tom to his home, only to find it - and all the surrounding farms - ___________. Muley Graves, an old neighbor, wanders by and tells the men that everyone has been

“tractored” off the land. Most families, he says, including his own, have headed to California to look for work. The next morning, Tom and Jim set out for Tom’s Uncle John’s, where he finds Ma and Pa Joad packing up the family’s few ___________. Having seen handbills advertising fruit-picking jobs in California, they envision the trip to California as their only ___________ of getting their lives back on track.

The journey to California in a rickety used truck is long and arduous. Dilapidated cars and trucks, loaded down with scrappy possessions, clog Highway 66: it seems the entire country is in flight to the Promised Land of California. But the Promised Land is a big fraud! The government-run camps are ___________ and full of starving migrants, who are often nasty to each other. The locals are fearful and angry at the flood of ___________, whom they derisively label “Okies.” Work is almost impossible to find or pays such a meager ___________ that a family’s full day’s work cannot buy a decent meal.

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Sweaping across the country comes one of the great litterary achievements of our time! In 1939 Zanuck, Ford and Fonda entered into what for many would be their finest collaboration and perhaps the finest film produced by Fox up to that time: The Grapes of Wrath.A powerful adaptation of John Steinbeck's depression-era novel, the film seemed to possess all the trademarks of what was emerging as the quintessential twentieth Century Fox Film. It was sparse and unpretentious, optimistic but not tright. A heroic celebration of the common man."Wherever they's a fight so ___________ people can eat, I'll be there. Wherever they's a ___________ beatin' up a guy, I'll be there. An' when the people are eating the stuff they ___________ and living in the houses they ___________, I'll be there too."

Video: John Steinbeck and The Grapes of WrathVideo: John Steinbeck and The Grapes of WrathVideo: John Steinbeck and The Grapes of WrathVideo: John Steinbeck and The Grapes of Wrath

In 1936 Steinbeck was approached by a San Francisco newspaper to write a series of articles about migrant farm workers in California. These were the depression years. In Oklahoma, Arkansas, Texas, Nebraska and Kansas, enormous numbers of people were being dispossessed of their small farms through a combination of bad farming practices and harsh winds that blew away the topsoil creating a so-called dust bowl in these regions. Tens of thousands of families made the long trek to California in search of agricultural work and a better life, but their hopes met a harsh reality. As Stenbeck drove down through the Central Valley stopping at migrant camps along the way, he wrote: "Thousands of them are crossing the borders in ancient rattling automobiles, destitute and hungry and homeless, ready to accept any pay so that they may eat and feed their children.

Steinbeck was startled and outraged at what he saw: whole families living in cardboard boxes, babies were dying from lack of food and medicine. Out of this experience Steinbeck created his great novel The Grapes of Wrath, which awkened the entire nation's heart and conscience to the plight of these people.

In 1962 John Steinbeck was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature

Summary of the novelSummary of the novelSummary of the novelSummary of the novel

overcrowded, deserted, possessions, newcomers, crops, hardship, hope, conviction, wageJohn Steinbeck's novel The Grapes of Wrath tells the story of the Joad family in order to illustrate the

hardship and oppression suffered by migrant laborers during the Great Depression. The novel begins with the description of the conditions in Dust Bowl Oklahoma that ruined the crops and instigated massive foreclosures on farmland.

Released from an Oklahoma state prison after serving four years for a manslaughter conviction, Tom Joad makes his way back to his family’s farm in Oklahoma. He meets Jim Casy, a former preacher who accompanies Tom to his home, only to find it - and all the surrounding farms - deserted. Muley Graves, an old neighbor, wanders by and tells the men that everyone has been

“tractored” off the land. Most families, he says, including his own, have headed to California to look for work. The next morning, Tom and Jim set out for Tom’s Uncle John’s, where he finds Ma and Pa Joad packing up the family’s few possessions. Having seen handbills advertising fruit-picking jobs in California, they envision the trip to California as their only hope of getting their lives back on track.

The journey to California in a rickety used truck is long and arduous. Dilapidated cars and trucks, loaded down with scrappy possessions, clog Highway 66: it seems the entire country is in flight to the Promised Land of California. But the Promised Land is a big fraud! The government-run camps are overcrowded and full of starving migrants, who are often nasty to each other. The locals are fearful and angry at the flood of newcomers, whom they derisively label “Okies.” Work is almost impossible to find or pays such a meager wage that a family’s full day’s work cannot buy a decent meal.

Trailer of the filmTrailer of the filmTrailer of the filmTrailer of the film

Sweaping across the country comes one of the great litterary achievements of our time! In 1939 Zanuck, Ford and Fonda entered into what for many would be their finest collaboration and perhaps the finest film produced by Fox up to that time: The Grapes of Wrath.A powerful adaptation of John Steinbeck's depression-era novel, the film seemed to possess all the trademarks of what was emerging as the quintessential twentieth Century Fox Film. It was sparse and unpretentious, optimistic but not tright. A heroic celebration of the common man."Wherever they's a fight so hungry people can eat, I'll be there. Wherever they's a cop beatin' up a guy, I'll be there. An' when the people are eating the stuff they raise and living in the houses they build, I'll be there too."