The Grapes Of Wrath Conflict Analysis

During the Dust bowl of the South-western Great Plains regions of United States and Great Depression in 1930’s, around two and a half million people migrated to California for a better future. In paradox however, throughout this time, countless number of people fell victim to the harsh inconvenience of class identity and prejudice which put the society under great stress and pressure. John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath, identifies class conflict to be the primary source of evil and suffering in the world, due to the dramatically diminished living standards of middle and lower class people, caused by class exploitations. Steinbeck’s own insights and attitudes towards this theme are highlighted through the fact that he obstinately and woefully argues the reality of which
However, during the “boom” period, people borrowed excessive amounts of money without returning it. As a result banks took over the client’s assets forcefully in order to regain the money. Seeing that, people became frightened to purchase goods, and as a result, demand declined while the supply was still increasing. In consequence, money circulation in the market decreased dramatically causing people their jobs. Steinbeck confirms of this crisis when during the beginning of the novel he says, “If a bank or a finance company owned the land, the owner man said, the Bank – or the Company – needs – wants – insists – must have – as though the Bank or the Company were a monster, with thought and feeling, which had ensnared them. The owner men explained the workings and the thinkings of the monster that was stronger than they were. A man can hold land if he can just eat and pay taxes; he can do that. But – you see, a bank or a company can’t do that, because those creatures don’t breathe air, don’t eat side-meat. They breathe profits; they eat the interest on money. If they don’t get it, they die the way you die