The Grapes of Wrath Chapter summaries
Section 1 (Chapters 1-4) | The first chapter of the book provides a very visual background of the Midwest, specifically Oklahoma. It’s an explicit … |
Section 2 (Chapters 5-10) | Chapter 5 explains how homes and farms have been lost by nearly all farming families in the Midwest. Most farmers lease land … |
Section 3 (Chapters 11-17) | Here we get a brief description from the narrator regarding the lack of connection that the new farmers have with the land. … |
Section 4 (Chapters 18-20) | Life on the road proves to be difficult. When the Joads and Wilsons enter Arizona, they are told by border officials to keep … |
Section 5 (Chapters 21-24) | This chapter describes both the fear that drives men to work at any wage, and the exploitation of that reality by greedy … |
Section 6 (Chapters 25-28) | The timeline of events that has caused things to go so badly for small farmers in California is described. The small farmers … |
Section 7 (Chapters 29.30) | Torrential rains hit central California. While at first the rain seems innocuous, it soon leads to a complete breakdown of … |
