The Grapes Of Wrath Literary Analysis

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In the year nineteen sixty-two John Steinbeck was asked after winning the Nobel Peace Prize if he really deserved it. He Replied with, "frankly, no" Steinbeck was a very shy man who hated talking to reporters or speaking out to the public. A humble man who kept to himself is what author of Steinbeck's eleven hundred page biography stated. Many believed that Steinbeck's life story is often fascinating and compelling. The great author often used his own adventures in his fiction work. Providing a back ground and detailed subjects his lifelong travels made for perfect writing material. His literary work depicts how interesting he can really be especially in his magnificent novel, "The Grapes of Wrath". He describes many hardships or everyday life …show more content…
An article written by Kristine Yee refers to humans as being creatures of habit and allowing history to repeat itself. The Joad family reflects that statement rather well, during this era men brought home the income and women took care of the children at home just as it has been done for hundreds of years. "Steinbeck’s characters are highly relatable, creating an emotional connection to the main idea: greed kills humanity. Sadly, because we are human, we are bound to repeat behaviors of the past"(Yee 1). Even though a material item such as money is what encourages the family to migrate, another connection can be made as well. Because humans are creatures of habit Steinbeck's characters in the novel "The Grapes of Wrath" can still be relative to today's society. A patriarchal male provides for his family, however should that responsibility not be met the women must find a way to tend to and protect her family. There are many focal points that the reader will come across in this novel and role categorization is a main one. Sex doesn't matter, body type, doesn't matter, what matters is who is going to step up and lead when times get
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