HERO'S VS VILLIANS John Steinbeck’s novel, The Grapes of Wrath, is a story that takes place during America’s dreadful period of depression. The novel tells of real, diverse characters who experience growth through turmoil and hardship. This novel portrays the life of the Joad family, who go through the harsh struggles of poverty and migration. They are forced to leave their drought stricken land of Oklahoma, hoping to find work in California, but …showed first 75 words of 1097 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1097 total…those they consider subordinate. The rich people, banks, owners, and institutions have taken control of the country and nature, but as the book says, "And the association of owners knew that some day the praying would stop. And there's an end." This means that these people will always carry on, one day they will take action, there will be a fight, and quite possibly an end to the misfortune and a reign of prevailing prosperity.