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Grapes of Wrath, written by John Steinbeck, is about a struggling farm family finding their way out west during the dust bowl. This book describes in detail the reality of life conditions and hardships that migrant workers were put through, and also helps people to understand the migrant way of life. The book has good framework, but the overall structure needs some touch-ups. In the main framework of the book, the intercalary chapters need to be more clarified. They tend to just jump out at you with no significance until the conflict has come and gone. Steinbeck seemed to use a lot of symbols to express hidden meanings and foreshadowing. Intercalary chapters in The Grapes of Wrath were mostly focused in on foreshadowing soon-to-come events with symbolism. John Steinbeck used symbolism often throughout the entire book. He used imagery to enhance his use of symbolism. In intercalary chapters, such as Chapter 3, he made the symbols “come to life.” An example of this imagery would be, “Sow bugs like little armadillos.” (p32) The turtle in Chapter 3 symbolizes the whole story of the struggle for the Joads’ life from beginning through their travels to California.
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