The Grapes of Wrath presents one of America's greatest stumbles in the founding of our country. The story follows a family struck by the struggles of the Dust Bowl and the Great Depression. Drought, economic hardship, agricultural changes and bank foreclosures tear the Joads from the picturesque town of Sallisaw, Oklahoma, forcing them to undertake the terrible journey across the country. Nevertheless, the Joads drag their feet on the beaten path, driven by shaky perseverance. The Joads were driven by a burning fire of despair, founded on the hope promised by orange flyers laden with deceptive rapacious lies. Because the desperate seek hope, an elusive destiny full of false promises. Steinbeck's unique writing style instills a failed hope in the minds of readers, instilling a lust for an untouched and unloved land which, in turn, reveals the impossibility of the "American Dream"; Through complex symbols and innovative themes, Steinbeck also educates the ignorant, blinded by vague history books that erase the full intensity of the calamities and suffering endured by the hopeful Okies during their perilous journey to the unknown. Although the novel is classified as historical fiction, its immense collection of historical accuracies transforms it into a history book set through the lives of the Joads. Through its fictional aspects, it could even have the possibility of shedding more in-depth light on the ordeals experienced by a farmer and his family in the 1930s. Steinbeck would be the best candidate for this task because he had written several articles on the mode of general life of California migrant workers while working for his local news agency. (D, Nathan K., "Critical analysis...... middle of paper...... for the Joads and a burning hatred against the greedy landowners who crushed the hearts of the destitute. She establishes a desire for The unloved lands owned by selfish landowners The once comforting landscape is instead laced with an intense thirst for the land and a resulting hatred for those who own it But the Joads held on nonetheless. to a stubborn hope, the only comfort they had and the only reason they continued to fight A quote from Chapter 20 of The Grapes of Wrath explains this: “Well, Tom, we'll go on living when all these people are gone. Why, Tom, we're the people who live "They're not going to wipe us out. Well, we're the people - we go on." (Steinbeck 359) The style of. Steinbeck's writing effectively expands on these readers' opinions, preserving sympathy for migrant workers for years to come. (Shmoop Editorial Team, “The Grapes of Wrath Analysis »")