The Grapes Of Wrath: Symbols And The Theme Of Man Vs. A Hostile Environment
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The Grapes of Wrath is a novel by John Steinbeck that exposes the
desperate conditions under which the migratory farm families of America during
the 1930's live under. The novel tells of one families migration west to
California through the great economic depression of the 1930's. The Joad
fami ....
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.... The novel shows the men and women
that are unbroken by nature. The theme is one of man verses a hostile
environment. His body destroyed but his spirit is not broken. The method used
to develop the theme of the novel is through the use of symbolism. There are
several uses of symbols in the novel from the turtle at the beginning to the
rain at the end. As each symbol is presented through the novel they show
examples of the good and the bad things that exist within the novel.
The ope ....
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