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The Grapes of Wrath

The Grapes of Wrath, by John Steinbeck was a novel about people that learn that they can achieve more together than they can alone. This book did meet the criteria of Aristotle's "Poetics". There were many memorable characters, memorable scenes, a significant theme, and the use of language was very important.

The memorable characters were Pa, Ma, Granpa, Granma, Casy, Tom, Al, Noah, Uncle John, the pregnant Rose of Sharon, Connie, Ruthie, and Winfield.
The story starts out when Tom gets out of prison and goes back to his home in Salisaw, Oklahoma. On the way he meets up with Casy, the old preacher from Salisaw. They both decide to go to see Tom's family together, only when they arrive at his father's farm, no one is there. Everyone in the area had moved because of a dust storm that had ruined all of the land. They find that the family is at his uncle's home so the two decide to make the trip there the next day. When they arrive, the entire family......

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