CliffsNotes on Steinbeck’s Grapes of Wrath

The original CliffsNotes study guides offer a look into key elements and ideas within classic works of literature. CliffsNotes on The Grapes of Wrath explores John Steinbeck’s Pulitzer Prize-winning –and controversial – novel, a work based on the what the author saw for himself as a reporter covering migrant worker camps. Following the story of the Joad family as they travel from the Oklahoma Dust Bowl to California in search of farming opportunities and wealth, this study guide provides summaries and critical commentaries for each part within the novel.