This paper discusses the characters and theme in the novel. The major them of the novel is the call for group action against capitalist injustice. Steinbeck sees the rich get richer and the poor get poorer. The novel is distinctly American because, despite the author's criticism of capitalism, there is still the dream expressed of moving westward and of finding the promised land. 5.5 pgs. 9 f/c. 3b.
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