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- Format: Cassette
- Author: Steinbeck, John
- ISBN: 9780140868449
- Condition: Used
- Dimensions: 7.23 x 4.49
- Publication Year: 2008
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Still affecting lives with the challenge to hope
Jeff W. - 3 years 9 months agoThe saga of the Joad family's dire trek from the Oklahoma dustbowl to California was read by millions at its 1939 release. The book was a huge hit with the public and has been firmly embedded in high school curricula essentially ever since. It's a book that can change the trajectory of lives and challenge people to hope. It is easy to forget how far the world has come, and how quickly. There were no Motel 6s for the Joads, and they couldn't live on credit cards until things looked up. Modern readers do well to contemplate just how few generations separate them and their indoor plumbing from the crippling poverty of forebearers. For the Joads, during the Great Depression, survival came before material well-being. With this family, Steinbeck shows us the pride and dignity of a people who have suffered the loss of everything. This American tale transcends America and is universal: Jews fleeing the Cossacks, the Vietnamese boat people, evacuees of Hurricane Katrina all understand what Tom Joad understands, namely that he'll endure; wherever you look, he'll be there. The Grapes of Wrath is adored by high-brow and low-brow. It lends itself to retelling: in 1940 John Ford adapted Steinbeck's book for the cinema. Decades later it was seen by the young Bruce Springsteen and it affects his work and our lives still today.
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Steinbeck Insight
Gene K. - 6 years agoSteinbeck leads us through the Great Depression Dust Bowl catastrophe by showing that family love and doing what’s necessary to survive point the way. The hints that community and cooperation (socialism?) defeat selfishness and greed (capitalism?) are best practices mimic what’s best in natural survival of groups too. #BannedBooks
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Required reading
Patricia S. - 6 years agoI grew up in a town where we had a Grapes of Wrath festival. Subsequently it was required reading at our school. I love this book and recommend that it be required reading for homeschool families.
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Not Too Bad, But...
Kaley D. - 6 years agoIt's a lengthy book; I'll just put that out there. It's not exactly an easy read and requires some effort. The overall story and plot itself is alright. It portrays a moment in history, which is wonderful and is something that we should all learn from. It wasn't my favorite, but it wasn't awful either. #BannedBook
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A vivid depiction of the struggles immigrants faced during the Dust Bowl.
irene s. - 6 years ago#Banned Books I read this book back in high school as it was required reading. I am thankful that I did as it gave me an honest and tragic glimpse into the time of the Dust Bowl era and ironically reflects the struggles all immigrants face, even now as they work in the agricultural fields. this book is truly a classic must read! If you love the Stienbeck stories like I grew to love, let me also suggest checking out the John Stienbeck museum in Salinas, CA.