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APPENDIXES

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AFFENDIX I

SYNOPSIS

THE GRAPES T]F WRATH

Tom

Jr:ad

was

penitentiatry
for

l,;illing


throngh
and

where
a man in

a r-egiun

to

the

Ceserted "

the

=e1f*defense.

He traveled


they

by drourght

gone

ta

qone

tc: a relative's

all

All

sver

*ble


to

roads

sonthern

rnake a

had tensnted.
to

storms

wen t

ta-

they

had


for_rnd

happened.

to

or

told

neighborhood

had

Tnrn'5 f oll,:.s had

stsy

f*rrmersr


banks,

forced

Thor_rgandg of

west.

behind.

the

were

also

qo

to


states..

becauge

had gold

horner+ard

them

wh*t

the

l,lidwest

living

of


preparation

sharecropper

the

leading

in

in

sentence

f arrner r carne Lry and

were going"
place


and rnachrne farning,
they

families

or

only

tenant

Etate

and dugt

where

were wondering

the


California

t ' h -l re y r . l . r g t h e

lnnger

of

people

Tnm's

a die-hard

ttrat

ysars

four


horne of

them

O l , l;a h o m a

he had served

made barren

blhile

l"lr-rley Er-aves,

the

f rom

inet J irn Casy I an er{ i:r-e;rc her . Both


gether

farng

releaeed

olrt

famjlies

no

we*ther,
of

the

tool.;

to

f,alifornia.

Tnm and Casy f ournd the

Joads

at

Uncte

John's

p1ace,

117
al l

preparationg

hr-rsy with

Joined

for

mentally,

the

trip

Cenniei

the
Fa's

bnught

an ancient

agl,;ed Jim

Sharon.

brotherl

Casy to

along

f{ere

with

tains.

stop.

the

migr,ents

w o r l , : .t o

be dgne

Frort;e

than

beaurtiflrl

;topped
blrrden
the

to

were

urord

in

in

long

pectple

"

Uncle
had

The f arnily

agricr-rltural
The

their

along
add
that

way

treated

to

the

general

there

onward.

themselveg

trlrcl.l

the

The Joads

the

r+here
feeling
It

over-

when the

Furt

away.

a

moltn-

f irst

D ! : l.a h o m a .

Noah.

in

the

The conditions

I ine.

Jo*edsn

way,

towards

delay

disc losed

wandered

blrmtrs,

r+est.

that

dnr-ing

a rivern

heard
f nr

Tom

hugband

htinf ieldl

made their

p l ains

Cal if ornia

others"

first

was a

lrrqed

the

bathe

tc: the

Jaadg

another

to

the

California.

they

of

her

f,alifornia,

a gtrol'le

rnigrants

California

Clo:;e

in

ene{nj"Fs. And to

in

their

them.

r:f others,

business

as

r,={;nrning

and

rahich stated

needed

there

misery,

Futhie

with

tholrgandg

brol,;.e dov+n. $mal I

Noah"

and

go along

badly

Later

sisterr

tal.l,e thern ts

Grampa dierd of

night

Tom's

t r l t c l , ; ,t a

./ehic 1e n ac rces

worn-olrt

California,

and Erampa snd Granma lload . Al

Sputrred by handbil ls
r^,or-hers

ts

yoLtnger brother

the

Joad children..

John o

leave

urere Fa and Na Joad;

b a c l , ; , w a r ds o n I A 1 ,

and Nt:ahi Roge of

to

were

were

even

dream

the
he

wa.g there

addregserl

no

aE

of

groLrp
f{as

a

that
fll.:.ies,

11S
Granina

died

degert.

Af ter

v1lIer

fis

learned

that

f rutit
his

annther

licerrgen

the

group

trip
went

the

carnp lool,ling
hlhen the

contractor

tltrned

asked

thing

thaf-

involved

r.rhich

drove

happened was Torn got

in
her

the

f rorn the

face

of

p o ! . , r re t o

Joads

the

the

left

m*intained
tary

its

Jaads

the

Hoovervil

folrnd

since

themselvee

however,

They drovr:
There
grantE

they

to

a

for

organired

ly

fnrced

tl"tey f oLrnd agit-ators

atternpting

the

place.

Tom,s

s u r d d e nL y

was breal,;ing
did

Lrp

everything

the

in

f ight,

a goverrnent

camp
sani-

entertainment.

For

in

the

tralifornia,

thern to

b J a s n o t , , o r [ , ;i n
urhers work

t*king

f ight

a.g hltman beings.

farm

f r-om

*

Sharon.

a

Nei:t

worl,:.ers. The carnp had

treated

there

large

tn

had arrived

eventual

to

together.

and went

and ''imple

Circlrmstances
campr

le

see

over

in

in

Fsse of

l"la Joad

to

carnF.

conseqr_rences af ter

f nr- agricr_rl tr-rral

time

up

The family

family

possible

f a.silities,
first

groLrp.

hardships.

keep

Fearing
the

t-he pregnant

hlrsband of

dis*-ppeared

himself

the

A

picli

ts

leaders

hirn t,,

they

f incl .

to

OLies

depr-rty wha had accampanied

give

There

men

the

the

a Hoover_

for

police

Connie"

into

br_rt irnpossibl.e

colrntry.

Casy to

across

ramp were called"

worl,;, was al I
to

night_

the

migrants'

came

in

the

br_rrying her,

the

cantractor

dlrring

v+orl,; becar_tse

leavs

the

district.

wag being
to
of

the

keep
ltnfair

offered.
the

miF,aqes

11?
of f ered,

Furt the

peaches

fi:r

enolrgh

about

f ive

centg

rnDney ta

met Casy,

i--hinl.j.ing only

Joadg.

hi.= urnion.

Al l

f sr

of

sw*y

br-rt they

we're caught.

llasy

were

l,;illed.

l.;nncl.;ed a

deplrty

deterioratErd
They

hiC

ba.cl';

of

tlre

the

Casy showed lrp.
In

agitators

dot.rn with

in

their

injr-rred

trurc l,; and

and

The pair

the

middle

of

shacl.:.. Tom'g
the

to

he

The

on

passed

and

at

a rnigrant

rlrn

had

the

their

throurg h

had

f arnily

rnattregges

f ina I L y

Tam

fight.

af ter

Jaads

Tom Lrnder the

who

the

danger

"

tal l,;.ed

tried

an a]{e handle.

drovs

jr-rst

day

l.leanwhi le

Torn wag wonnded jurst

situration
the

of

a

picl.;.ed

"

s r - r d d e nr s o r n e d e p u r t i e s

for

Torn

in

one meal .

leader

been gearching

csncealecl

f oad

a bt:r: and earned

bt_ty f ood

r*ho was the

of

r{,av.
in

the

the

tr_rmp

Eltr-vei 1lence.
Thr:
in

fanily

abandoned

found
bo;tcarg

camp anC sc:on fsnnd
meanwhiIeu
ly

hid

revealed

Ton

away for

f,asy's

in

last

along

jobs

temporary

a cave

near

Tom's

presence

his

own safety.

urarl.: in

a strearn,

trying

to

the

that

crowd

the

cottan.

Torn,

carnp, Rr-rthie innocentdetermined

Tom prornised

improve

joined

They

piching

encamped

the

f,la
tn

send

tn
carry

oppresion

on

every-

whers.
Ag the
the

rains

ramp overf

began r sclon the

lowed

s r - t ch i m p o . = g i l r l e

arrd water

conditiongn

gtream

entered

Rcse nf

rlrnning

the
Sharon

beeide

bor:care.
gave

lJnder

birth

to

l:(:l
a

dead

for
They

haby.

thern
cane

lrlhen the

to

stay!,

to

a barn,

his

starving

the

dyi rrg rnan

father.

rising

the

wster

farni ly

which
Rsse of

msde

it

impossi b I e

wa1l,;ed or_rt of

they

shared

Sharon

with

wi I l ing ly

the
a

camp.

broy

and

breagtfed

13r
AFPENDIX II

Biography

of

John

John
the

inland

Ernst
nia,

Erngt

Steinbeck. ,

days

his

of

with

much of

that

leter
In

$chaol.
Ef

yourth in
the

17 Febrlrary

Salinag,

California

of

English

the

Salinas

1n most of

f iction

fsund

r+itholrt

Together

dr-iring

academic

receiving

urith

$ras

the

19?5 and

him

work:s.
f rnrn Salinag
as a
In

L9?5.

and
nt:t

sludent
sFare

his
f or

manural
to

High

his

col lege
laborer

"

and

taste

a degree.
y$Lrng writ€rs

other

attracted

The

e n v i r o i n e nt a . 1 - -

and poetry

ancJ worl.led as a c lerh

.Steinbecl:

Steintrech:

wrote

Ual if or-

"

teacher.

Univergity

f rorn l-9?(r to

in

John

provided

sociaL ,

his

1911?
to

County

Valley,

gradurated

Stanfr:rd

at

Department

Steinbecl,l

l'lonterey

SteinLrecl.:.! a school

1919 Steinbecl.:. uas

departed

his

was born

materia1--hlrrnan,

appeared

p r - r b li c a t i o n

time

treasLrrer

He enrolled

tirne o

Sson

town of

and Oli"ve Hami lton

Author

Steinbeck

Steinbeck

valley

the

to

19t6,

terntrerament and retnrned

crf

New Yor-|.; City.
he fournd it
to

California.

the

1?:Os r

After

ungr-titable
For

the

sr:rne
far
next

1?T
few years,
variang

he lived

His

first

however.

it

. E ft s r

Henning

storielr
in

193I . After

Ii:shing

appeared

of

;i while"

Steinbeck

married

There

he tregan

and

published

Heaven

he moved for

1929,

1 9 . 3 ( :,l a y e a r

In

6rove.

bacl.l ta

doing

in

To a Eod Unknown!

and returned

wrote

tn

potrr

a Ehart

tirne

Facific

Grnve

nrrh-

1935,

k:

To a Eod Unknswn.

A ye;.rr af ter
FIat

the

carne intr:

death

Steinbeck

la,'

and Hen which

Of

Hice

later.

l,{rath

in

fiction.

the

p t - r b li c i t y

and

became a wide

condemned

throurghout

nigrant='

wriling

thig

gituation

published

Battle

'first
i l.s

draft

on 1y

of

The novel

ess of

Duhious

in

for

play-nnvelp r - r b li c a t i o n

a

The ErapeE

col lection

of

of

short

wa= pnblished,

begt-ge11er.

Steinbec!:'s

mother

f t:l lowed

Steinbecl,;'s

l-939 ! The Graoes

actutal ly

In

Upun finishing
19f,8,

hi=

wor!:.ed on his

The Lono Val ley

In

nf

putrlic"

i.n 19f,& while

yea.r

state

worl,;.g.

6old..

Facific

novel.

the

sr.rccess.

Cuo of

and moved to

Los Artgeles

6old

an artistic

nal,;ing up Fastures

gales

ti1la

Cup of

of

nn gecond

*ork

to

was not

of

geveral

and ulrote

novel.

p l r L r li c a t i o n

Carol
to

job

!:.inds of

parts

various

in

hlrath

brought

the

Steinbecl.:.

disclrssion

nation.

personal
navel,

published

The Erapes

he went

and condlrcted

to

praised
of
In

gee first

a valid

was

a

e:rtraordinar.7

both

observation.

and

and

Wrath
the

ig

proc-

hand the

r-esearch

over

t

I

the

life

hig

total

body

Fr-rlit:s:r

Pri:e

of

of

rnigratory

I it-erature
In

of

196?.

divnrce.

194?,

plrblished,

Los

ti're

the

rnarriage

1950"

he m*rried
and screen
Frnm 1?45

Sea of

TravelE

with

the

greatest

this

f:eld

divorce

Row t1945)n
The Fearl
EaEt

plare
f .iction,

of

married

only

in

Downn

for

the

Conger

of

children

r

were

Steinbecl.l'g
In

1948.
the

a

Secember

fnrmer

wife

of

Scott,
p r - r b li s h e d

The Red
(L547),
Eden

nine

nnvels

(1?45),

Fony

The Loq

(1F5:),

from

n

Lhe.
the

S!!ee-t___-Ilg:

of Our Discontent

{1961} ,

and

(196?).
f rom heart

s t . r ff e r e d
30th

of

Carnl

obtained

Gwyndolen

Scptt,

Zarhary

l"lrs,

she

marriage.

1?&I n Steinbecl.;

Cbarley

Decerrber,

f rorn

sctor

The Winter

Steinbecl';
on

the

The Hoon iE

was

l'liss

l"lrs. Elaine

(1951),

Cortez

(1?54),

day

in

wife,

later

Steinbecl,;'s

ended in

(1947)n

Bus

firet

Steinbech

csurrse of

ts

Cannerv

lrfayward

Fcl r

wag awarded

honor

play*novella,

l'1arch 1?43 to

second

namely

and hig

second

Two scneo

dr-rring

stage

highest

and a year

Later.

in

Angelea.

horn

f,alifornia_

Steinbecl':

the

Steinbecl,;

::eparated

second

in

"

Steinbecl.; o

was

labt:rers

{a,orhs! John

in

1?41.

In

farm

J-.jr

of

1968

his

in

birth

attarh

twice

Neg..f

Y r :r l , r C i t y ,

and

the

and died

mi les

settings

of

away
his