CliffsNotes on Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath (Cliffsnotes Literature Guides)
Steinbeck wrote this book to bring into the spotlight the plight of migrant workers. InThe Grapes of Wratha 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.