Grapes Of Wrath Sparknotes

In The Grapes of Wrath Tom Joad is released from an Oklahoma state prison after serving four years after being convicted of manslaughter, Tom is trying to make his way back to his family’s farm in Oklahoma. He meets Jim Casy, a former preacher who actually baptized Tom when he was younger. Jim gave up his calling to be a pastor because of a belief that all life is holy, even the parts that are usually thought to be sinful. Jim goes with Tom back to his home. They finds it, and all the surrounding farms, deserted. He sees his old neighbor, Muley Graves, wanders by and tells the men that everyone has been “tractored” off the land. Muley tells then that most of the families including his own, have left for California to look for jobs. The next

Tom Joad heads to his family’s farm after being released from prison. He learns that his family has been evicted from the property, which explains why the house has fallen into disrepair, with the building off its foundation, the fences gone, the outhouse tipped, and cotton growing haphazardly.Tom finds the family at Uncle John’s cramped home as they prepare for a long journey to California in search of work, a journey many others are also taking. The attachment to the Oklahoma land is so strong for Grampa Joad that he cannot bear to leave it, dying shortly after being removed from his longtime

Steinbeck was born in 1902, in Salinas, California. He came from a middle class family. Steinbeck worked his way through college at Stanford University but never actually graduated. He wrote this book in 1939. The title of the book is from The Battle Hymn of the Republic by Julia Howe as seen in these verses, “Mine eyes have seen the coming of the glory of the Lord, He is trampling on the vintage where The Grapes of Wrath are stored.” The song can be interpreted as a plea to God to bring justice to the world. I think that is what John Steinbeck was trying to do, show the world there needs more justice and some people aren't treated as fair as others. He was trying to sway the American people's opinions. The book says a lot about the American Dream. The time period is right in the middle of the Great Depression. We see the American Dream come out as we follow the Joad family as they search for work in the midst of the Great Depression. All they want is a happy life. They travel from Oklahoma to California just to find a job picking fruit to support their