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Essay Archive - Summary of "The Grapes of Wrath"
Summary of "The Grapes of Wrath"
Because of the devastating disaster of the dust bowl, the Joad
family was forced to leave their long-time home and find work and a new
life elsewhere. They, like many other families, moved to California. "The
land of milk and honey". The people in the dust bowl imagined California
as a haven of jobs where they would have a nice little white house and as
much fruit as they could eat. This dream was far from the reality the
migrant farmers faced once in California. The dreams, hopes, and
expectations the ....
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