History Literature / TheGrapesofWrath

[[TheFilmOfTheBook Adapted into a film]] ''a year'' after it was published. It was directed by Creator/JohnFord and starred Creator/HenryFonda, in what is considered to be among the finest works from both legends. Ford regular Creator/JohnCarradine also appeared in the film, while Jane Darwell earned the Best Actress AcademyAward for her performance as Ma Joad. The movie was considered to be ''the'' Great American Film before ''Film/CitizenKane'' was rediscovered in the late '50s.

* PunchClockVillain: virtually every baddie. {{Discussed}} in a tragicomic scene where a fellow forced off his farm tries to figure out who he should shoot in revenge.

* {{Hatedom}}: Jaw-droppingly vehement. They even had book-burnings for a while.

[[TheFilmOfTheBook Adapted into a film]] ''a year'' after it was published. It was directed by Creator/JohnFord and starred Creator/HenryFonda, in what is considered to be among the finest works from both legends. Ford regular Creator/JohnCarradine also appeared in the film, while Jane Darwell earned the Best Actress AcademyAward for her performance as Mad Joad. The movie was considered to be ''the'' Great American Film before ''Film/CitizenKane'' was rediscovered in the late '50s.

A 1939 novel by Creator/JohnSteinbeck, winner of the 1940 UsefulNotes/PulitzerPrize. The book makes a strong political statement (of the social liberal kind), and is pretty much the antithesis of anything by Creator/AynRand. The story follows the Joads, a poor family from Oklahoma [[TheGreatDepression hit by the dust bowl]] that travel all the way to UsefulNotes/{{California}} (losing the grandparents along the way) to find jobs on farms. Sadly, they discover that work conditions are horrid and farms are overpopulated and people are paid poorly. The content and themes of ''The Grapes of Wrath'' made it very controversial in its day, and it is still divisive today. What isn't denied is that the novel was extremely influential.

A 1939 novel by Creator/JohnSteinbeck, winner of the 1940 UsefulNotes/PulitzerPrize. The book makes a strong political statement (of the social liberal kind), and is pretty much the antithesis of anything by Creator/AynRand. The story follows the Joads, a poor family from Oklahoma [[TheGreatDepression hit by the dust bowl]] that travel all the way to UsefulNotes/{{California}} (losing the grandparents along the way) to find jobs on farms. Sadly, they discover that work conditions are horrid and farms are overpopulated and people are paid poorly. The content and themes of the book made it very controversial in its day, and it is still divisive today. What isn't denied is that the book was extremely influential.

A 1939 novel by Creator/JohnSteinbeck, winner of the 1940 UsefulNotes/PulitzerPrize. The book makes a strong political statement (of the social liberal kind), and is pretty much the antithesis of anything by Creator/AynRand. The story follows the Joads, a poor family from Oklahoma [[TheGreatDepression hit by the dust bowl]] that travel all the way to UsefulNotes/{{California}} (losing the grandparents along the way) to find jobs on farms. Sadly, they discover that work conditions are horrid and farms are overpopulated and people are paid poorly. The themes of the book made it very controversial in its day, and it is still divisive today. What isn't denied is that the book was extremely influential.

A 1939 novel by Creator/JohnSteinbeck, winner of the 1940 UsefulNotes/PulitzerPrize. The book makes a strong political statement (of the social liberal kind), and is pretty much the antithesis of anything by Creator/AynRand. The story follows a poor family from Oklahoma [[TheGreatDepression hit by the dust bowl]] that travel all the way to UsefulNotes/{{California}} (losing the grandparents along the way) to find jobs on farms. Sadly, they discover that work conditions are horrid and farms are overpopulated and people are paid poorly. The themes of the book made it very controversial in its day, and it is still divisive today. What isn't denied is that the book was extremely influential.

[[TheFilmOfTheBook Adapted into a film]] ''a year'' after it was published. It was directed by Creator/JohnFord and starred Creator/HenryFonda, in what is considered to be among the finest works from both legends. Ford regular Creator/JohnCarradine also appeared in the film. The movie was considered to be ''the'' Great American Film before ''Film/CitizenKane'' was rediscovered in the late '50s.

[[TheFilmOfTheBook Adapted into a film]] ''a year'' after it was published. It was directed by Creator/JohnFord and starred Creator/HenryFonda, in what is considered to be among the finest works from both legends. Ford regular Creator/JohnCarradine also appeared in the film. The movie was considered to be the Great American Film before ''Film/CitizenKane'' was rediscovered in the last 50s.

->''"Wherever there's a fight so hungry people can eat, I'll be there. Wherever there's a cop beating up a guy, I'll be there. I'll be in the way guys yell when they're mad. I'll be in the way kids laugh when they're hungry and they know supper's ready. And when the people eat the stuff they raise, and living in the houses they build, I'll be there, too."''

[[TheFilmOfTheBook Adapted into a film]] ''a year'' after it was published. It was directed by Creator/JohnFord and starred Creator/HenryFonda, in what is considered to be among the finest works from both legends. The movie was considered to be the Great American Film before ''Film/CitizenKane'' was rediscovered in the last 50s.

* TheAlcoholic: Uncle John.

** Somewhat subverted with the Joad's car. Al's careful selection in the beginning, and his overall technical know-how mean that they never have any real trouble with the truck.

* TheAllegedCar: The Joad's car, and pretty much every one that the Okies use to go to California.

* IronLady: Ma Joad She exemplifies all the traits but, most importantly, manages to hold the family together through sheer force of will alone. Mellower than most examples, see below trope.

* CapitalismIsBad: And it destroys the lives of the poor people of Oklahoma.

* AdultFear: All over the place. Losing your home, living in poverty, starving children, corrupt justice system, watching your friends get murdered, your son killed a man and has to go into hiding for it, problems with giving birth- just to name a few.

* AdultFear: All over the place.

A 1939 novel by Creator/JohnSteinbeck, winner of the 1940 UsefulNotes/PulitzerPrize. The book makes a strong political statement (of the social liberal kind), and is pretty much the antithesis of anything by Creator/AynRand. The story follows a poor family from Oklahoma [[TheGreatDepression hit by the dust bowl]] that travel all the way to California (losing the grandparents along the way) to find jobs on farms. Sadly, they discover that work conditions are horrid and farms are overpopulated and people are paid poorly. The themes of the book made it very controversial in its day, and it is still divisive today. What isn't denied is that the book was extremely influential.

1939 novel by Creator/JohnSteinbeck, winner of the 1940 PulitzerPrize. The book makes a strong political statement (of the social liberal kind), and is pretty much the antithesis of anything by Creator/AynRand. The story follows a poor family from Oklahoma [[TheGreatDepression hit by the dust bowl]] that travel all the way to California (losing the grandparents along the way) to find jobs on farms. Sadly, they discover that work conditions are horrid and farms are overpopulated and people are paid poorly. The themes of the book made it very controversial in its day, and it is still divisive today. What isn't denied is that the book was extremely influential.

[[TheFilmOfTheBook Adapted into a film]] ''a year'' after it was published. It was directed by Creator/JohnFord and starred Creator/HenryFonda, in what is considered to be among the finest works from both legends.

* ThePromisedLand: California. Subverted in the fact that everyone else had

* ThePromisedLand: California. Subverted in the fact that everyone else had

1939 novel by Creator/JohnSteinbeck, winner of the 1940 PulitzerPrize. The book makes a strong political statement (of the social liberal kind), and is pretty much the antithesis of anything by Creator/AynRand. The story follows a poor family from Oklahoma [[TheGreatDepression hit by the dust bowl]] that travel all the way to California (losing the grandparents along the way) to find jobs on farms. Sadly, they discover that work conditions are horrid and farms are overpopulated and people are paid poorly. The themes of the book made it a very controversial book in its day, and it is still divisive today. What isn't denied is that the book was extremely influential.

* ThePromisedLand: California. Subverted in the fact that everyone else had the same idea of going there, and the Okies are blocked from getting anything decent out of it, forcing them to settle with labor camps.
* PunchClockVillain: virtually every baddie. {{Discussed}} in a tragicomic scene where a fellow forced off his farm tries to figure out who he should shoot in revenge.
* RabbleRouser: The corrupt Sheriff's department sends agitators to try to cause a riot at the government-run workers' camp. The workers spot the agitators and see them off without trouble.
* SecretlyWealthy: Two unnamed characters discuss this trope. The conversation mostly serves to highlight how ridiculous the trope sounded during the Great Depression, when a substantial part of the population had trouble affording food.
* ShooOutTheClowns: As the Great Depression starts hitting the Joads, it's Tom's bumbling, senile grandparents who are the first to die.
* ShootTheShaggyDog
* SignificantMonogram: Jim Casy.
* TitleDrop: Comes at the end of the 25th chapter: "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage."
* UnnamedParent: Tom's parents are referred as Ma and Pa. Pa's name is also Tom, but Ma's name is never revealed.
* WalkingTheEarth: Tom Joad at the end.
** Could almost be the TropeNamer.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Noah Joad in the movie. In the book he decides he cares more about the river the family stops by than the family cares for him and leaves, in the movie the scene is still present but the aforementioned part is not, and Noah simply vanishes.
* WhatIsEvil: Casy provides a rare heroic example. He believes in helping others, but he's no longer so certain that there's anything wrong with, say, free love.

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* MessianicArchetype: Jim Casy, [[spoiler:Tom Joad at the end]]

* UrbanLegends: There's no evidence the book's title was translated in other countries as [[BlindIdiotTranslation The Angry Raisins]].