Grapes
John Steinbeck describes the life of a poor family through his exquisite and eloquent
use of imagery in The Grapes of Wrath. He shows the struggles of the Joad family as they
move to California in hopes of finding work and money in a genious story of the life of the
1930’s. In this story, he accentuates anger, fear, strength, and camaraderie as a driving
force for families in the early twentieth century. Steinbeck’s …
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…class as a struggle. In
The Grapes of Wrath he uses images of turtles, dust and wind to emphasize his points in a
manner that all people would understand. Steinbeck views the life of the Joads as both
admirable and rough. They, as a lower class family, always keep their eyes on their goal of
reaching a better life. This elucidates the true determination and hope that we all have
inside for a better life.
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