Woe to Wrath was written by the great American novelist John Steinbeck. Steinbeck has long been one of my favorite authors, I always loved The Pearl and Of Mice and Men, but I have yet to read The Grapes of Wrath. I bought a new one this summer and started on it at my sister’s in Arizona. Nor does it deceive me that there will be few readers. Since it has been in print since 1939, the novel has retained its image as a classic American novel and contains insights and insights that every reader something else takes away. For years people have both loved and hated this book.
The book follows the lives of the Yoad family, who are forced to leave their home in Oklahoma and travel west to California, facing many hardships. They load their wagon and leave the only home they know to travel across the barren land, not knowing what will happen. As they discover, the road to California is long and people are not always what they should be and kindness is not a trait that can always be found.
I can see why the book is praised. It’s a simple story, but the Joad family is struggling and that kind of angers America in a way because it’s based on true events that Steinbeck observed, the whole dust bowl of migration and drought and people’s land banks and government camps and relief and hard life for those who don’t have money they have and are caught in a frustrating cycle. Yoads press on and go, looking for something more and with the eternal hope that they will begin to take possession of things and be able to make a life for themselves. They cling to this blind hope even while struggling.
It was really hard to live as Yoades and other people returned in the days< /a> dust migration and this story definitely lets you in on the experience. You will have pity on the Joads and the people they stumble. You will feel their struggles and it will help you realize that yours is not so horrible. The novel has sad parts and even more parts that are all too true. I don’t see why the book “violated the sestertius”, but it is a good book. I loved it, and it’s definitely one of my favorites right now, right up there with the rest of the author’s work. We are happy for you, Mr. Steinbeck.
