How is John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath characteristic of American life in the 1930s?

A. It's a political drama about corrupt politicians taking advantage of the public.

B. It recounts how prejudice and poverty in the 1930s drove African Americans to violent crime.

C. It depicts a fictional town that shows how the Great Depression affected Southern plantation life.

D. It narrates the plight of the Dust Bowl victims who were forced to migrate to California during the 1930s.

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Phoebe Townsend

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7 October, 17:39

How is John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath characteristic of American life in the 1930s?

A. It's a political drama about corrupt politicians taking advantage of the public.

B. It recounts how prejudice and poverty in the 1930s drove African Americans to violent crime.

C. It depicts a fictional town that shows how the Great Depression affected Southern plantation life.

D. It narrates the plight of the Dust Bowl victims who were forced to migrate to California during the 1930s.

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Jordan Jones · Answer 1

A - Incorrect, did not involve corrupt politicians

B - Incorrect, primary goal was not to describe racial prejudice

C - Incorrect, the characters moved around from town to town moving from the Mid-West to California

D - Correct