John Steinbeck's The Grapes of WrathHarold Bloom - Comprehensive reading and study guides for some of the world's most important literary masterpieces - Concise critical excerpts provide a scholarly overview of each work - "The Story Behind the Story" details the conditions under which the work was written - Each book includes a biographical sketch of the author, a descriptive list of characters, an extensive summary and analysis, and an extensive summary and analysis, and an annotated bibliography |
Contents
Introduction | 7 |
Biographical Sketch | 10 |
The Story Behind the Story | 15 |
List of Characters | 18 |
Summary and Analysis | 23 |
Critical Views | 46 |
JOHN DITSKY ON THE NOVELS LAST SCENE | 47 |
BRIAN E RAILSBACK ON DARWINISM | 50 |
WARREN FRENCH ON STEINBECK AND MODERNISM | 65 |
STUART L BURNS ON THE SYMBOL OF THE TURTLE | 67 |
EDWIN T BOWDEN ON THE OKIES AND ISOLATION | 70 |
MARY ELLEN CALDWELL ON CHAPTER 15 AND THE EPITOME OF THE GRAPES OF WRATH | 73 |
LESLIE GOSSAGE ON DISCREPANCIES BETWEEN NOVEL AND FILM | 77 |
MIMI REISEL GLADSTEIN ON MA JOADS CHARACTER IN JOHN FORDS FILM | 80 |
Works by John Steinbeck | 85 |
Annotated Bibliography | 86 |
MALCOLM COWLEY ON STEINBECKS FIGHT AGAINST INTOLERABLE WRONGS | 52 |
FREDERIC I CARPENTER ON THE NOVEL AND AMERICAN TRANSCENDENTALISM | 55 |
J PAUL HUNTER ON THE BIBLE AND THE NOVEL AND THE CHARACTERS OF JIM CASY AND ROSE OF SHARON | 57 |
NELLIE Y MCKAY ON SOCIAL CHANGE THE REDEFINITION OF FAMILY AND MOTHERHOOD | 62 |
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