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"Grapes of Wrath" and "Waiting for Lefty", 2001.
This paper analyzes the topic of labor disputes by comparing "Grapes of Wrath" with "Waiting for Lefty".
950 words (approx. 3.8 pages), 0 sources, £ 23.95
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A comparative analysis of the history of labor disputes in a changing American society by looking at the novel "The Grapes of Wrath" by John Steinbeck and the play "Waiting for Lefty" by Clifford Odet. The rise of trade unions and a representation for the workforce was not an easy process and this paper looks at this through these two literary works.
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"Labor in America has been described as a stabilizing force in the national economy and a bulwark of our democratic society. In this past century, American labor has played a central role in the elevation of the American standard of living. The benefits, which unions have negotiated for their members, are, in most cases, widespread in the economy and enjoyed by millions of our fellow citizens outside the labor movement. The working people of America have had to unite in struggle to achieve the gains that they have accumulated during this century. Improvements did not come easily. Organizing unions, winning the right to representation, using the collective bargaining process as the core of their activities, struggling against bias and discrimination, the working men and women of America have built a trade union movement of formidable proportions. Two such stories capture our attention during the discussion of this paper. First is John Steinbeck's Grapes of Wrath, an outstanding portrayal of the theme that people have always had to adapt to changing times. The second is a play Waiting for Lefty by Clifford Odet. "
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"Waiting for Lefty" - "To Kill a Mockingbird", 2001.
This paper compares the play "To Kill a Mockingbird" to the novel "Waiting for Lefty", both set in the 1930's United States.
1,650 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 3 sources, £ 38.95
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This paper compares and contrasts "To Kill a Mockingbird" with "Waiting for Lefty". They were both set in the 1930's in the United States, but they are addressed from very different points of view - one through the eyes of adults in New York and the other told by children in the deep South. This paper analyzes these different perspectives.
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While both Waiting for Lefty and To Kill a Mockingbird are set in the United States during one of the poorest times in American history - the 1930s - both the locations in which the play and the novel are set, as well as the perspectives from which the stories are told are vastly different. The physical setting of Waiting for Lefty, a relatively short but intense play written by Clifford Odets, is New York. His play is told through the eyes of several adults. The setting of Harper Lee?s equally intense To Kill a Mockingbird is a rural, deep-south county in Alabama. Her story is told through the very credible eyes of several children. Although one might presume that the adults would fare better during this trying time of the ?have-nots,? it is, instead, the children who seem better able to cope with circumstances. Both play and novel contrast and compare the manner in which the time of the Great Depression affected the lives of not only the poor, but those of all backgrounds. ?Atticus said professional people were poor because the farmers were poor?."
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"The Grapes of Wrath", 2002.
Analyzes John Steinbeck's "Grapes of Wrath" and discusses its historical accuracy.
1,352 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 1 source, £ 32.95
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"The Grapes of Wrath,? by John Steinbeck, tells the story of the fictional Joad family and their journey from Oklahoma to California during the 1930s. Though the family is fictitious, Steinbeck utilizes the characters to create a startling and very real simulation of the life of the average family during the Depression. The paper compares the occurrences and economical conditions of the novel to those which truly existed during the 1930s. The paper explains that Steinbeck created "The Grapes of Wrath" not merely as a story, but as a historical and social document of the lives of migrant workers during the Depression as well.
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"John Steinbeck chose to keep his novel ?The Grapes of Wrath? as historically accurate as possible. According to John Steinbeck?s Biography by Donne E. Florence, Steinbeck wrote the novel to express his disapproval for America?s social ills during the 1930?s, sympathizing with the plights of the migrant workers and their families. His goal was to condemn the treatment of America?s migrant workers and to show everyone how though their lives were because of corporations. He also wanted to show that the migrant workers were just as humane as any other person, and that all they were trying to do was survive in a society dead-set against them. Another reason for Steinbeck?s accuracy in his novel was the result of his experience as a newspaper reporter, which allowed him to see first-hand the difficult lives of the migrants during his visits to labor camps. Accuracy was also important to Steinbeck because he wanted his book to be more than a story; he wanted it to be a social document as well."
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"The Grapes of Wrath", 2004.
A review of John Steinbeck's "The Grapes of Wrath" in relation to Roosevelt's response to the plight of the people during the Great Depression.
1,068 words (approx. 4.3 pages), 5 sources, MLA, £ 26.95
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This paper analyzes the novel, "The Grapes of Wrath", by John Steinbeck. The paper discusses the novel in relation to some of the ways in which Franklin D. Roosevelt responded to the needs of the people in 1933 and throughout the rest of the Thirties. Steinbeck's powerful novel, "The Grapes of Wrath", portrays the poverty and the dire trouble the country was in. The paper explains that people needed to know that the government understood and cared about their plight. The paper illustrates how Roosevelt let them know that he cared and that he would do everything in his power to rectify the situation.
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""The Grapes of Wrath" is the touching and dark story of the Joad family, who travels to California from Oklahoma after their crops fail and they lose their farm. The chapters of the novel are generally divided into chapters that discuss the Joad family and their problems, and a more general discussion of the Great Depression and its affect on the nation. One historian called it the "worst economic slump ever in U.S. history, and one which spread to virtually all of the industrialized world" (Gusmorino, 1996). An article at the Roosevelt Institute states, "over $75 billion in equity capital had been lost on Wall Street, the gross national product had plunged from a high of $104 billion to a mere $74 billion, and U.S. exports had fallen by 62 per cent. Over thirteen million people, nearly 25 percent of the workforce, were now unemployed" (Editors, 2000)."
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Social Issues in "The Grapes of Wrath", 2002.
An examination of the social justice theme prevalent in John Steinbeck's "The Grapes of Wrath".
1,374 words (approx. 5.5 pages), 1 source, MLA, £ 32.95
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This paper discusses how John Steinbeck's 1939 novel "The Grapes of Wrath" dealt with major social problems of the era. The novel focuses on the troubles of the Joad family and how it took a major social upheaval to make people begin to realize that exploitation existed on such a big scale and, more importantly, that they could do something about it.
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"The novel's plot centers on the Joad family's migration to California after the loss of their Oklahoma farm. The extended family--including the Joad grandparents, an uncle and Rose of Sharon's husband--are joined at the last minute by Tom Joad, just out of prison, and his friend Jim Casy, a former preacher who now believes that it is more important that people help each other than that they worry about traditional religion. Both the grandparents die on the hard journey and when the family arrives in California they find that they have been misled and there are few jobs even among the poorly paid migrant farm workers. Ma Joad leads the family and struggles to keep it together through many difficulties. They encounter officials and landowners and others who treat all the "Okie" migrants shamefully and the only times that anyone shows any sense of caring for others are in encounters with other migrants. In one clash with authority Jim Casy takes the blame for Tom Joad and goes to jail."
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"The Grapes of Wrath", 2002.
A book review "The Grapes of Wrath" by John Steinbeck, focusing on the social conditions of the time.
1,365 words (approx. 5.5 pages), 1 source, MLA, £ 32.95
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This paper discusses how "Grapes of Wrath? focuses on the lives of migrant workers, poverty, and social stratification during the dry spells within the Dust Bowl region (Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, and Colorado), which is brought about by droughts and dust storms in these states. It explains how the novel utilizes the social aspects of America?s history through the depiction of the lives of Tom Joad and his family, who migrated to California in order to find work and a living that Oklahoma had denied them because of the dry spells plaguing the state.
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"The historical context of the novel is also related to the author?s motivation in writing the novel: John Steinbeck aims to depict the lives of California migrant workers during the 1930s as one that are dictated by social stratification caused by poverty and increasing urbanization of the Californian state. This is an important message that Steinbeck extends to his readers through the lives of the Joad family and random thoughts of the author about social issues and controversies happening and is related to the novel?s story. Although the bulk of the novel?s content concentrates on the lives of Tom Joad and other migrant workers in California, the primary focus of this book review will be on the social implications of John Steinbeck?s ?The Grapes of Wrath.?"
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"The Grapes of Wrath", 2002.
A review of John Steinbeck's novel "The Grapes of Wrath" with an emhasis on its context in the era of Great Depression.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 4 sources, £ 31.95
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This essay explains the historical and political context of the Great Depression in the Western US as the context for "The Grapes of Wrath". It draws on critical interpretations of the book, and discusses the issues of workers' rights, Christianity, and human suffering as they appear in the novel.
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Inter-chapters in the "Grapes of Wrath", 2002.
Examines the inter-chapters in John Steinbecks "Grapes of Wrath" which provide the social background and historical information and act as a counterbalance to the highly emotional tale of the Joads.
3,301 words (approx. 13.2 pages), 0 sources, £ 67.95
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This paper shows how, without the inter-chapters, the "Grapes of Wrath" would simply be the sad story of dust bowl migrants in California. By adding social, political, and historical background Steinbeck has transformed a sob story into social analysis.
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"These interchapters serve two main functions. First by presenting the social background they serve to amplify the pattern of action created by the Joad family. 13 of the 16 interchapters are largely devoted to this purpose. For example, chapter 1 describes in panoramic terms the drought that forces the migrants off their land. Chapter 5 is mostly a dialog between two generalized forces, the banks and the farmers, presenting in archetype the conflict in which the Joads are enmeshed. Chapters 7 and 9 depict, respectively, the buying of jalopies and the selling of household goods. Chapter 11 describes at length a decaying and deserted house that is the prototype of all the houses abandoned in the dust bowl. Other chapters explore, through the collage technique of chapters 7 and 9, the nature of that new, nomadic society which the Joads are helping to form. (14, 17, 23). Almost every aspect of the Joads? adventures is enlarged in the interchapters and seen as part of the social climate."
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?The Grapes of Wrath? and ?Shampoo?, 2002.
This paper discusses two films with social overtones: ?The Grapes of Wrath? (John Ford, 1939) and ?Shampoo? (Hal Ashby, 1975).
1,085 words (approx. 4.3 pages), 2 sources, MLA, £ 26.95
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This paper states that ?The Grapes of Wrath? (1939) offers a photographically powerful panoramic view of the Great Depression and focuses on one family as a representation of an entire class. The paper explains that ?Shampoo? is a very daring film for its time because it is a social comedy-drama, which uses humor as a way of dissecting a real social issue. The author feels that the milieu of the seventies is well depicted and shows a society becoming more self-absorbed as the result of a loosening of restrictions.
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"It is significant that his job is making women more beautiful, and they in turn give him particular affection because he has made them more beautiful. He is attracted to his own handiwork. The shallowness of this arrangement is what eventually makes itself known to him, but he has lived by it for some time and has depended on it form his livelihood as well as for his pleasures. The comedy in this film is dark, for the humor delves deeply into the real human feelings that are exposed by the filmmaker. The viewer is being asked to participate--the viewer is both attracted by the images of the beautiful people and the good life while being asked to see through the veneer to the lack of real human feeling beneath. This links the viewer with the hairdresser, who is going through the same process without the advantage of distance."
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Critical Analysis of "Grapes of Wrath", 2002.
A look at the writing strength portrayed by John Steinbeck in the classic novel "Grapes of Wrath".
714 words (approx. 2.9 pages), 1 source, MLA, £ 18.95
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This paper analyzes the two different levels on which "Grapes of Wrath" can be read. It first discusses the simple level which deals with the story of one Oklahoma family that is forced off their land during the Great Depression and joins the mass migration westward to California. On the other level, the novel analyzes the weaknesses and strengths of the American people and the social and economic systems prevalent at the time.
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"The technique Steinbeck uses to tell his story is unique and surprisingly appropriate. He actually has two different books going on simultaneously, in alternating chapters. One story, on a very concrete level, talks about the Joad family. The Joads are an extended family that is forced to leave their land in Oklahoma, because of the circumstances surrounding the Depression."
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The Grapes of Wrath, 2008.
A discussion of John Steinbeck's book "The Grapes of Wrath".
1,815 words (approx. 7.3 pages), 3 sources, MLA, £ 41.95
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The purpose of this paper is to introduce, discuss, and analyze the book "The Grapes of Wrath" by John Steinbeck. Specifically it compares two songs to the character of Tom Joad in the book, who is the main character of this historic and classic novel, and he is the inspiration to the other characters around him. He is also the subject of two very different songs written by Woody Guthrie and Bruce Springsteen, which celebrate his integrity and sense of right and wrong, no matter the cost to himself.
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"Early in the book, Tom proves he is a leader - the real leader of the family although the older men will never acknowledge it. Steinbeck writes, "Tom broke in, 'We'll be moonin' aroun' all day, looking for sompin to do.' The group stirred uneasily. 'We could get ready by daylight an' go," Tom suggested" (Steinbeck 105). Tom is not educated, but he is smart, and the Joads listen to him because he has good ideas, reasons them out, and inspires confidence. In his soul, he is a good, decent man, even though he murders two men by the end of the book. Both of the songs show Joad's character with some of the closing lines of the novel. In "The Ghost of Tom Joad," Springsteen writes, "Now Tom said 'Mom, wherever there's a cop beatin' a guy / Wherever a hungry newborn baby cries / Where there's a fight 'gainst the blood and hatred in the air / Look for me Mom I'll be there'" (Springsteen). Tom is a hero even though he is a murderer, which proves that you cannot always believe everything you hear about a person, and that you must understand the circumstances surrounding an incident."
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"Grapes of Wrath", 2001.
A review of the movie "Grapes of Wrath" and a personal account of the film.
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A review of the movie "Grapes of Wrath". The author analyzes the characters and their experiences throughout the novel and provides a personal account of the book.
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"The Grapes of Wrath is one of the most classic movies in movie history. It was directed in 1940 by John Ford, and was based on the book written by John Steinbeck. During the Great Depression, many farmers worked on the Southern Great Plains of the United States planting wheat. Parts of Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado and the Dakotas, had a severe drought, which killed their wheat plants. Vicious dust storms turned the sky black, which came to be called the Sandstorms. These conditions, caused farmers unable to make their mortgage payments and the banks took their land."
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"The Grapes of Wrath", 2004.
An analysis of the social message being portrayed in John Steinbeck's "The Grapes of Wrath".
1,765 words (approx. 7.1 pages), 1 source, MLA, £ 40.95
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Steinbeck?s "The Grapes of Wrath" provides a realistic look at the hardships encountered by the migrant families in the 1930s. The paper shows that what remains throughout the novel is a type of human strength that can be the only reason responsible for the family surviving. To emphasize this theme, Steinbeck uses realistic circumstances that reinforce character and strength. Through the Joad family, we are able to understand the difficulties they encountered and, as a result, appreciate their tenacity to survive.
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"John Steinbeck?s novel, The Grapes of Wrath is a realistic story of one family?s experience to migrate to California to find work. It is also a story of human compassion and strength and it illustrates the strength of character among its characters that prove to be inspirational. The Joad family represents the utter desperation that ravaged farm families in the Dust Bowl in the 1930s. Steinbeck focuses on the fear, desperation, loss, and hope that the Joads encounter along their journey. Steinbeck also uses historical facts to provide the perfect backdrop for his novel. The Grapes of Wrath illustrates the strength of human character and through many trying and difficult circumstances."
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"The Grapes of Wrath", 2007.
This paper analyzes criticism of the "The Grapes of Wrath" by John Steinbeck.
1,783 words (approx. 7.1 pages), 5 sources, MLA, £ 40.95
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The paper discusses how, although "The Grapes of Wrath" was Steinbeck's major achievement, critics have been uncertain of the author's target audience. The paper explores the changing critical fashions that rendered the status of this novel uncertain and explains that while this book was viewed as a poignant commentary on capitalism, uncertainties surfaced regarding the audience and purpose of the novel. The paper contends that the author succeeds in gaining access to a large audience but because his novel fails to take sides, the book became a less than revolutionary attempt at changing things.
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"The novel served as an impassioned, objective and critical commentary on the lives of those who lived during the Depression era. There was the great economic slowdown hurting the lives of everyone especially those in the southwest and this triggered the mass migration to more industrialized states such as California. The Joad family was experiencing all these major problems every single day of their lives. To them, it was not a part of a larger process but persistent small changes which were seriously altering the way they had lived hitherto. When we read this commentary, the one question that inevitably surfaces is how the author planned to make a difference by discussing these issues. Such radical novels are not useless or meaningless and they have a target audience that author keeps in sight when commenting on the social and political issues of the time."
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