The Grapes of Wrath
by John Steinbeck

From The Publisher:
                    Although it follows the movement of thousands of men and women and the transformation of an entire nation, The Grapes of Wrath is also the story of one Oklahoma farm family, the Joads, who are driven off their homestead and forced to travel west to the promised land of California. Out of their trials and their repeated collisons against the hard realities of an America divided into Haves and Have-Nots, Steinbeck created a drama that is intensely human yet majestic in its scale and moral vision, elemental yet plainspoken, tragic but ultimately stirring in its insistence on human dignity.
 

Here are some interesting sites and study aids:

http://www.national66.com/index.html

The National Historical Route 66 Federation site explores the history of America’s mainstreet.  Each state and attraction is available for viewing.

http://www.route66.com/index1.html

This is another wonderful Route 66 site with historical information and even the song.

http://www.ybi.com/brink/author/1933/index.html

The Great Depression of the 1930s comes alive at this site.  There are numerous historical links to many wonderful sites.

http://www.sjsu.edu/depts/steinbec/srchome.html

The San Jose State Universy Center for Steinbeck studies hosts this site that contains a wealth of biographical and historical information on Steinbeck and his writings.

http://www.globalserve.net/~glamont/Grapegde.htm

This is a student study guide with questions and writing ideas prepared by
by Dr. Donald R. Gallo Professor of English Central Connecticut State University.
 
 

Return to Sophomore English II page
Return to main page