Grapes of Wrath: Class Struggle

Through the constant progression of time, the strength of men has paralleled those in the past, where power has been issued as a weapon to suppress the weak who lie hopelessly beneath. Steinbeck, within the bounds of The Grapes of Wrath, portrays this control through a gradual increase of rage by the settled offset by the sympathizing of the migrants victimized by their own brothers. The seed of which the class struggle is contained is born in the Dust Bowl and sprouts into thousands of migrants who pour into cities such as Bakersfield. More are met by the natives and landowners who take advantage of the disparity that the 'Okies' are experiencing. The Joads experienced first hand what it is like to lose it all to the upper class and head out west into the unfamiliar grounds. Through torment within such places such as the Hoovervilles, the migrants cease to combat against each other and begin to function as a whole, something that the landowners do anything to prevent.
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