John Steinbeck's THE GRAPES OF WRATH: A Call to Action.

A literary critique is presented for the 20th-century American novel "The Grapes of Wrath," by John Steinbeck, focusing on its social call for economic reform within the U.S. agriculture sector during the New Deal era. Topics addressed include the narrative's portrayal of the migrant farmworker, its negative depiction of social oppression, and the landowner-worker relationship.