The Role Of Government In John Steinbeck's Grapes Of Wrath

We all have a duty to our government. In return we expect that the government play an important role in our civilization. While going through a tough time, they have an obligation to come with a plan to solve the problem. They have a duty to protect us from our enemies. They have an obligation to keep peace among ourself and other nations. Most important, the government has an obligation to help those in need throughout the whole nation. In the book “Grapes of Wrath” by John Steinbeck, shows a true definition of how a community should look and act in chapter 17. He focuses not only in individual but how the whole nation suffers injustice due to economic crisis. In contrary, Henry David Thoreau wrote a piece, “Civil Disobedience”, where he clearly states that the
In chapter 17, Steinbeck wrote about a community, that follows rules based on common sense and mutual respect. In this community or migratory camps, the people presents self-governing. Steinbeck states “ the families moved westward, and the techniques of building the world's improved so that the people could be safe in their worlds; and the form was so fixed that a family acting in the rules knew it was safe in the rules. ” he provides the readers an image that the families are able to adapt with solutions even on tough times(Steinbeck, 216). When he states “these rights were crushed because the little worlds could not exist for even s night such rights alive” he’s goal is to show the reader that they can't govern themselves (Steinbeck, 216). In chapter 17, Steinbeck writes about families who treat each other with respect and being fair. The migration camps are an allusion because it shows for a civilization be able to survive everyone must do their duty which is to treat everyone