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    The document summarizes John Steinbeck's novel "Grapes of Wrath" which depicts the struggles of farming families who lost their lands during the Great Depression. As dust storms ravaged their farms, they were forced off their lands by banks and faced oppression. They migrated to California in search of work but found only low wages and hostility. However, the families bonded together in camps, finding strength in their shared experiences and unity. While landowners exploited and divided the workers, recognizing the threat posed by their solidarity. In the end, the families persevered through struggle by supporting one another.

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    The document summarizes John Steinbeck's novel "Grapes of Wrath" which depicts the struggles of farming families who lost their lands during the Great Depression. As dust storms ravaged their farms, they were forced off their lands by banks and faced oppression. They migrated to California in search of work but found only low wages and hostility. However, the families bonded together in camps, finding strength in their shared experiences and unity. While landowners exploited and divided the workers, recognizing the threat posed by their solidarity. In the end, the families persevered through struggle by supporting one another.

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    Prince1

    RyanPrince
    Mr.Conrad
    English3,Period3
    April27,2015
    UnitefortheBetter
    Ifyoulosteverythingyouknew,whatwouldyoudoandwherewouldyougo?Inthe
    novel
    GrapesofWrath
    byJohnSteinbeck,Steinbeckconnectsthelivesoffarmingfamilyon
    theirjourneytoCaliforniaduringthegreatdepressionandthemanymisfortunestheyencounter.
    Thedustbowlinthe1930scausedagreatdealofmisfortuneformanyfarmers,nottomention
    thegrowingindustrializationoffarming.Duetothismanysmallerfarmslosttheirlandtobanks,
    afterborrowingmoneyfromthem,leavingthemhomelessandontheroadtoCaliforniainsearch
    forwork.Thesefamiliesstruggledandperseveredthroughthehardesttimes,butthrough
    struggleandoppressionunitybetweenthemwouldonlygrow.
    OneoftheseveralfactorsleadingtothemigrationfromMidweststatestoCaliforniawas
    oppression.WhenTomJoadfinallyreturnedtohishometownfromjailhesawtheresult,mostof
    histowninruinsandvacant.FiredupinarantwithhispreviousneighborMuley,Tominfuriated
    saysCausewhatdtheytakewhentheytractoredthefolksoffthelan?Whatdtheygetsotheir
    marginaprofitwassafe?TheygotPadyinonthegroun,anJoeyellinhisfirstbreath...
    (7071).Althoughthepeopleowedmoneytothebank,kickingthepeopleoffthelandwas
    almostpointless.Therewasnomoneyintheland,nottomentionanythingonit,itseemsthe
    bankwasunnecessarilykickingpeopleout.Timeshadbecomesodesperateforthepeoplethat
    theybegantoworkthetractorsforthebigfarms,JoeDavissboybeingoneofthem,earning

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    threedollarsaday.Anearbytenantastonishedattheboyworkingagainsthisownpeople,
    questionedDavisButforyourthreedollarsadayfifteenortwentyfamiliescanteatatall.
    Nearlyahundredpeoplehavetogooutandwanderontheroadsforyourthreedollarsaday
    (50).Oppressioncanchangepeopleandastimesgotrougherpeoplehadonlyonethingontheir
    mindandthatwasprovidingfortheirfamilies,nomatterwhatthetask.
    Oppressionofthepeoplethenleadtotheirstruggletoprovidefortheirfamilies.When
    theJoadsreachedCaliforniaitwasfarfromwhattheyhadimagined,Theywerehungry,and
    theywerefierce.Andtheyhadhopedtofindahome,andtheyfoundonlyhatred(318).
    TravelerstoCaliforniareceivednowelcomingfortheywereseenasarisktothelocalsjobs.But
    thiswasabenefitforthefarmsinthearea,takingadvantageofthedesperatepeopleinneedof
    work.TheJoadsfindthemselveslookingforworkatacottonfarm,discussingpaytheyaretold
    Costyaadollar,thebag.Takeitoutoyourfirsthunderdandfifty.Eightycentsahunderdthe
    firsttimeoverthefield.Ninetythesecondtimeover(554).Notonlyarethefarmerspaying
    themafarbelowreasonablewage,theyarealsomakingthempayawholedollarforabagtoput
    thecottonin.Withtacticslikethesefarmerscontinuetokeeppeopleoppressed,whilethey
    struggletomakeendsmeet.
    However,notonlybadthingscamefromallofthismistreatment,familieswereableto
    growcloserandunite.Inthecampseveryonesharedasimilarlife,fullofloss,hope,andthe
    needtogetby.Forthesereasonsfamilieswereabletojointogether,inasceneSteinbeck
    illustratesIntheeveningastrangethinghappenedthetwentyfamiliesbecameonefamily,the
    childrenwerethechildrenofall(264).Themanyfamiliesbecameonefamily,sharingfood,
    love,andhope,sincetheywereallinthesameboatonthesameriver.Andthegreatlandowners

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    anddeputiesknewthesepeople,whencomingtogether,werestrongerthananythingtheycould
    imagine.Inalaterscenetheselandownersexpresstheirfearabouttheuprisingoftheoppressed,
    Threehundredthousand,hungryandmiserableiftheyeverknowthemselves,thelandwillbe
    theirsandallthegas,alltheriflesintheworldwontstopthem(325).Knowingitwasonlya
    groupofoppressedthatcouldoverthrowthemtheirobjectivetomaintainauthoritywassimple
    stoptheuprisingofagroupbeforetheycouldcauseanyproblems.Astimegrew,unitybetween
    theoppressedgrew,andthelandownersknewitwasgrowingataratethatcouldntbehandled.
    Throughstruggleandoppressionthesefamilieswereabletogrowtogetheranduniteasa
    whole.Althoughtheywerepaidanunreasonablewagetheyarewereabletomakeitbywitha
    littlehelpfromtheirfamilyandfriends,whoalsostruggledby.Byunitingtogethertheywere
    abletogetbyaprovidefortheirfamilies.Oftenreferringneighborstonewjobswithbetter
    money.Theyfoundhappinessandhopeknowingtheyweren'ttheonlyonesgoingthrough
    struggle.Verymuchliketodaythepoorareshunnedbytherich,whilethepoorareablerelateto
    oneanotheranduniteasonetomakeitthroughtheroughtimes.

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