Explanation:
The Grapes of Wrath is a novel by John Steinbeck, published in 1939. It tells the story of the Joads, a poor family from Oklahoma who face poverty and starvation during the Great Depression. The Joads travel west to California, where they find work as migrant farmers. They are driven off their land by drought and flood, which forces them to move again to find work.
In contrast with most other novels about the Great Depression, The Grapes of Wrath focuses on an individual family and explores their struggles to survive during hard times.