My copy of this book has “The Battle Hymn of the Republic” printed in the end papers. My maiden name is written in the top right corner. Under it I wrote “This book is important to me.” I think it changed my life. This book was originally published in 1939. Rereading it I find it incredibly relevant to the situation in the U.S. right now, with global warming substituting for the dust bowl, and a parallel gap between the haves and the have-nots. Of course, in many spots the writing becomes propaganda, with all the haves, villains, and the have-nots heroic, rough diamonds. Steinbeck’s vernacular is salty, pungent and sharp, and with no four letter words that I can remember. Ma Joad is a role model for us all. I only wish that Steinbeck had written a sequel. Did they get the little house? Did Tom reappear? Maybe Ruthie became one of “them movie stars.”
‘The Grapes of Wrath,’ by John Steinbeck
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Marge says
Some interesting insights, and in such a small space. I like your bites!