John Steinbeck's Grapes of wrath and open "dialogue"
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The grapes of wrath; novel; meaning; dialogue; questions; answers.Abstract
The grapes of wrath (1939) is one of John Steinbeck's best works. The grapes of wrath includes 30 chapters, reflecting the profound changes in United States around the early 20th century. This work contributed greatly to persuading the Swedish Academy to award the 1962 Nobel Prize for Literature for John Steinbeck's literary career. Why do we still study The grapes of wrath? That is the question of literary researchers in the 21st century. The attraction of the work is in Steinbeck's writing. In The grapes of wrath, John Steinbeck has created dialogue for the text. By combining genre reportage and novel, he dialogues with traditional literature about novel genre. In his opinion, the modern novels need to change. In The grapes of wrath, John Steinbeck also conducts dialogue on religious thought and history. The arguments of John Steinbeck in The grapes of wrath are as questions that have no answers. They force readers to study, explain, find meaning. So, The grapes of wrath is not a novel that proves history, it is a work that has many meanings, reflecting humanity.
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