Hope you enjoyed the two video clips from the Discovery Channel about the Dust Bowl and the social impact of The Grapes of Wrath. Here are some additional questions to ponder:- What is Steinbeck's intentional bias? Is bias a good or bad thing? Can bias be avoided?
- How does The Grapes of Wrath enlarge our understanding of the 1930's--particularly of the "have-nots" in California?
- How does Steinbeck garner our sympathy for the Okies?
- Explain why some might find the book offensive or vile--to the point of burning or banning the book.
- Why might awarding this book a Pulitzer Prize--and later a Nobel Prize--be controversial?
- What other novel(s) have you read like The Grapes of Wrath that examine the problems of its/their times?
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Steinbeck map: http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/treasures/images/at0181_10.jpg
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