Grapes of Wrath- 1

This novel was written by two authors. John Steinbeck and Robert J. DeMott were the authors. I am going to talk about their values together because it will be pretty hard to tell their values separately from a book they collaborated on.

This novel was written in third person. Even though it was told in first person, you were still aware of characters feelings and thoughts, as well as their actions. Personally, I like when a novel is written like this because I can understand what is really going on between all the characters. It also helps the plot because you can tell when a character is feeling something even if he does not say it. It is easy to understand the plot this way.

The Joad family had a lot of struggles on their travels. You could really tell this by how they discussed their hardships. You can tell that the authors value hardship.

You can also tell that the authors feel that the people from California were cruel. The authors always described them doing rude things and not caring about the Joad family.

Another thing that Steinbeck and DeMott must value is honesty. They say everything how it is. By reading this, the author learns everything good about the Joad's journey, but they also learned about the bad. Nothing was left out or said differently than they seemed to be.

The authors do not pick sides, either. I found that very interesting. Usually, the author picks a side and shows how their side is better. But in this novel, they showed the sides of both parties and did not show their preference. This shows that they value fairness.

By this book, the reader can learn about what really happened instead of reading a book that took a side who only talks about the bad of the other side. I found this very interesting.

Steinbeck, John, and Robert J. DeMott. The Grapes of Wrath. New York: Penguin, 2006.