How was John steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath shaped by, and how did it shape, debates about the rights and responsibities of workers circulating at the time the novel was published, for exampel, debates concerning the appropriate relationship among American business, government agencies, and the individual citizen? In other words, what kinds of cultural work did the novel perform at the time of its publication?
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2006-09-30 01:55:59 · 2 answers · asked by MEDO 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
Grapes of Wrath brought home to the American people and the world the harshness of the life of the migrant worker. Working long hours, underpaid, treated as second class citizens. There were so many of them during the depression that employers could pick and choose and pay as little as possible
2006-09-30 01:59:17 · answer #1 · answered by Ya-sai 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it was centered around the great depression and it basically to me brought people awareness as to what was going on. Sort of gave the poverty stricken a face.
2006-09-30 01:59:32 · answer #2 · answered by maguathehearteater 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋