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Labor Film

"The Grapes of Wrath," penned by John Steinbeck in 1939, is a pivotal American realist novel that tells the harrowing tale of the Joad family, displaced sharecroppers during the Great Depression. Forced from their Oklahoma home by drought and economic turmoil, the Joads pursue a better life in California, embodying the struggle for dignity and survival faced by thousands of "Okies." Celebrated for its historical significance, the novel earned Steinbeck both the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize, and remains a staple in American literature curricula.

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Labor Film

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  1. Labor Film The Grapes of Wrath John Steinbeck

  2. Labor during the Great Depression • The Grapes of Wrath is an American realist novel written by John Steinbeck and published in 1939. For it he won the annual National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize for novels and it was cited prominently when he won the Nobel Prize in 1962.

  3. The Grapes of Wrath • Set during the Great Depression, the novel focuses on the Joads, a poor family of sharecroppers driven from their Oklahoma home by drought, economic hardship, and changes in financial and agricultural industries. Due to their nearly hopeless situation, and in part because they were trapped in the Dust Bowl, the Joads set out for California. Along with thousands of other "Okies", they sought jobs, land, dignity, and a future.

  4. A Classic • The Grapes of Wrath is frequently read in American high school and college literature classes due to its historical context and enduring legacy. • A celebrated Hollywood film version, starring Henry Fonda and directed by John Ford, was made in 1940.

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