Steinbeck wrote this book to bring into the spotlight the plight of migrant workers. In The Grapes of Wrath a migrant family travels from the Oklahoma Dust Bowl to California only to be exploited by the agricultural system. The ferocity of resulting attacks on Steinbeck and his politics point to the truth and power of the stories told in this novel.

Introduction. Life and Background of the Author. Introduction to the Novel. Critical Commentaries. Chapters One - Thirty. Character Analyses. Critical Essays. CliffsNotes Review. CliffsNotes Resource Center. Index.