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1	The grapes of wrath: o romance como instrumento de transformação social / The grapes of wrath: the Novel as an Instrument of Social Change Gonçalves, Janaina 18 December 2014 (has links) Este trabalho tem por objetivo uma análise do romance The Grapes of Wrath, de John Steinbeck, de forma a sugerir alguns aspectos determinantes para a atuação marcante do romance em seu contexto sociopolítico. Ou seja, por meio da observação das relações entre o contexto geral de sua criação e aspectos internos do texto, pretendemos desenvolver algumas hipóteses norteadoras para entender a capacidade do romance de atuar como instrumento de tranformação social. / The aim of this work is an analysis of the novel The Grapes of Wrath, by John Steinbeck, in order to suggest some determining aspects for the outstanding performance of the novel on its sociopolitical context. That is, by observing the relationship between the overall context around its creation and internal aspects of its text, we intend to develop some guiding hypotheses to understand the ability of this novel to act as an instrument of social change. Literatura Literature Novel Processo social Romance Social process The grapes of wrath The grapes of wrath
2	The grapes of wrath: o romance como instrumento de transformação social / The grapes of wrath: the Novel as an Instrument of Social Change Janaina Gonçalves 18 December 2014 (has links) Este trabalho tem por objetivo uma análise do romance The Grapes of Wrath, de John Steinbeck, de forma a sugerir alguns aspectos determinantes para a atuação marcante do romance em seu contexto sociopolítico. Ou seja, por meio da observação das relações entre o contexto geral de sua criação e aspectos internos do texto, pretendemos desenvolver algumas hipóteses norteadoras para entender a capacidade do romance de atuar como instrumento de tranformação social. / The aim of this work is an analysis of the novel The Grapes of Wrath, by John Steinbeck, in order to suggest some determining aspects for the outstanding performance of the novel on its sociopolitical context. That is, by observing the relationship between the overall context around its creation and internal aspects of its text, we intend to develop some guiding hypotheses to understand the ability of this novel to act as an instrument of social change. Literatura Processo social Romance The grapes of wrath Literature Novel Social process The grapes of wrath
3	The Books Were Re[a]d: A Dialogic Approach to the Censorship and Social History of The Grapes of Wrath and Doctor Zhivago Hamilton, Lora 20 March 2012 (has links) Mikhail Bakhtin’s philosophical thought is largely focused on the interconnectivity of human discourse, privileging literary genres (i.e. the novel). Language comprises of both the structural components of linguistics and a non-verbal component that corresponds to the context of the enunciation. Therefore, the social situation that creates an utterance cannot be diminished. This thesis examines the social history of John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath (1939) and Boris Pasternak’s Doctor Zhivago (1958), both realist novels that have faced censorship, using Bakhtin’s theories of dialogics and centripetal and centrifugal forces. The Grapes of Wrath and Doctor Zhivago came out in different epochs and were products of the two conflicting ideologies of the 20th century – liberal capitalism and communism. These distinctions provide an interesting forum for comparing the legitimacy of Bakhtin’s theories with regard to censorship across societies. Bakhtin, M.M. The Grapes of Wrath Doctor Zhivago Censorship Reception of literature
4	John Steinbeck's The grapes of wrath and Frederick Manfred's The golden bowl : a comparative study Spies, George Henry January 1973 (has links) The purpose of this study is to critically compare and contrast John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath and Frederick Manfred's The Golden Bowl in order to evaluate the two novels with regard to the Western literary tradition and to assess the significant contribution of the two writers to Western American literature.
5	The Philosophy of Ecology in John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath Steinbrecher, Stephanie A 01 January 2016 (has links) This thesis explores the possibilities for ecocritical study in fiction through John Steinbeck’s 1939 novel The Grapes of Wrath. Major ecocritical interpretation has yet to gain much traction in novels; by focusing on human nature, this form’s “anthropocentric” posture seems itself to be antithetical to ecocritical efforts, which aim to unseat humans as the center of the moral universe. However, by analyzing The Grapes of Wrath’s formal, narratorial, and thematic valences, I argue that principles of social justice concurrently imply environmental justice in the philosophical currents of the text. Tenets of deep ecology and Aldo Leopold’s “land ethic” inform the novel’s overall environmental outlook. The key to my interpretation is the value of community at the center of Steinbeck’s world. To expand principles of the collectivism and compassion in the social community to include the broader ecological community, I focus on the narrative’s unique Judeo-Christian spirituality and humanistic discourse. Ultimately I identify cohesion in The Grapes of Wrath’s composition that makes a single narrative of both the natural and the human worlds, and that creates a moral universe that guides ethical behavior towards others, both human and non-human; in doing so, I argue Steinbeck’s novel both enacts and represents an ecologically minded ethic. The Grapes of Wrath Steinbeck ecocriticism ecology environmental ethics Environmental Studies Literature in English, North America Other English Language and Literature
6	Jazz Babies, a Femme Fatale, and a Joad: Women and the Automobile in the American Modernist Era Bremmer, Jessica 12 June 2006 (has links) The 1920’s and 30’s saw the advent of the automotive era in America as Henry Ford’s vision of production and technological progress was fully realized. But the pleasure of automobility was initially afforded to a select few, and so the automobile revealed a growing chasm between social classes. Additionally, the automobile contributed to a transformation of the social ideology of gender as more and more women spent time in cars as passengers and as drivers. And while some viewed this ideological shift as a welcome change, many Americans worried about the negative implications of women in cars. Representations of automobiles in American literature reveal this juxtaposition between positive and negative reactions, and this thesis explores the cultural impetus behind this duality, as well as the manifestations of this duality in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, James M. Cain’s Double Indemnity, and John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath. automobile Daisy Buchanan Jordan Baker Myrtle Wilson Phyliss Nirdlinger Ma Joad The Great Gatsby Double Indemnity The Grapes of Wrath English Language and Literature
7	Silenced women of John Steinbeck's dustbowl trilogy Burri, Stella Teresia January 2012 (has links) The primary aim of this project is to examine selected works by John Steinbeck, a significant American writer. Through a close contextual and textual analysis of Steinbeck’s Dustbowl Trilogy, which consists of the novels In Dubious Battle, Of Mice and Men, and The Grapes of Wrath, this project will interrogate Steinbeck’s contribution to the silencing of women and their inferior placement in their society and determine the extent to which Steinbeck promotes patriarchal ideology through his literature. A close examination of the modernist era in which these novels were written will provide the method of interrogating Steinbeck’s portrayal of women’s situation during the Depression and determine whether it is a reflection of the reality of women’s situation at that time given the political and environmental factors of the 1930s. The theories of various feminist critics, including Simone de Beauvoir, Judith Butler, Gayle Rubin, Luce Irigaray, Sherry Ortner, and Sandra Gilbert and Susan Gubar will be explored in order to elucidate the author’s treatment of the female characters and determine the extent to which patriarchal ideology is embedded in his writing. A brief examination of some of his contemporaries, namely F. Scott Fitzgerald, William Faulkner and Ernest Hemingway, will reveal the general treatment of women in male authored modernist literature and determine the extent to which Steinbeck’s female subjugation is representative.
8	Steinbeckovi lidé v pohybu: Analýza proměnné schopnosti zvolené cesty putování / Steinbeck's People in Flight: An Analysis of the Transformative Forces of the Road Taken Purkrábková, Petra January 2015 (has links) This thesis focuses on the theme of the journey and the changes that occur in the socio-historical context of the Great Depression as well as in John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath. The thesis is an expository piece on road literature, its features and how the chosen novel has earned its rightful place in the American oeuvre, specifically that of road literature. The thesis is separated into two major parts. The former part provides the reader with a socio- historical context of the Great Depression as well as a background on the historical patterns of the 'journey' in America and how these two aspects are interrelated in the context of this thesis. The latter part constitutes the analysis of John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath by including the authorial relationship to the novel and the many aspects of the novel as studied through the scope of road literature. This part is further expanded by a close-up analysis of the changes in identity of characters in The Grapes of Wrath. The primary focus is on the notion of change and how it is connected to the notion of the road, including how the human being stands between these notions and is transformed in the process. Keywords: change, mobility, flight, escape, John Steinbeck, The Grapes of Wrath, American Dream, hope, depression, 1930s, Great...
9	The California dream denied: Narrative strategy and the California labor dilemma Notarangelo, Joseph 01 January 2001 (has links) This thesis explores the relationship between differing interpretation of the California Dream and the narrative strategies through while [sic] they are expressed in three California labor novels during three different decades of California literature. John Steinbeck 1902-1968 Grapes of wrath Raymond Barrio Plum Plum Pickers Boyle T Coraghessan Tortilla Curtain Kevin Starr Literature in English, North America
10	The Relationship Between Humans and the Environment in The Grapes of Wrath Orosz, Anna Zsofia January 2022 (has links) The paper explores the human-environment relationship in Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath. It argues that every impact on humans by the environment or by human-made objects is initially triggered by human actions. The paper questions humans' and objects' agency. Furthermore, the essay argues that the environment either helps or impedes the novel's characters, which according to the book, can be solved by collaboration. realism realist fiction fiction steinbeck naturalism john steinbeck the grapes of wrath great depression great depression literature environmental impacts climate fiction socialism communism human agency environment human environment relationship Humanities and the Arts Humaniora och konst General Literature Studies Litteraturvetenskap Specific Literatures Litteraturstudier

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