The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinback

The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Having opened with a convict’s return to his family, I would have never guessed that Steinback’s tale would focus on mass migration and the great depression; a topic which is of great debate today. Even though there is much use of colloquial language, it still makes for a very colourful and interesting read, with plenty of incidents occurring along the way. Even though some chapters are much longer than others, the events within together with the southern slang soon eats up the pages. In between, there’s commentary about society’s opinion of the migrants, which just echoes Ma Joad’s belief that only the poop help the poor. It’s great to see that the determination of the Joad family, and that when one character has his or her doubts, the others work together to convince them to move forward. I feel that it’s a terrible shame that the author abandoned them in the end after all they’d suffered.

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