John Steinbeck describes the life of a poor family through his exquisite and eloquent use of imagery in The Grapes of Wrath. He shows the struggles of the Joad family as they move to California in hopes of finding work and money in a genious story of the life of the 1930’s. In this story, he accentuates anger, fear, strength, and camaraderie as a driving force for families in the early twentieth century. Steinbeck’s …showed first 75 words of 1208 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1208 total…class as a struggle. In The Grapes of Wrath he uses images of turtles, dust and wind to emphasize his points in a manner that all people would understand. Steinbeck views the life of the Joads as both admirable and rough. They, as a lower class family, always keep their eyes on their goal of reaching a better life. This elucidates the true determination and hope that we all have inside for a better life.