Beginning of Essay
is an eye-opening novel which deals with the struggle for survival of a migrant family of farmers in the western United States. The book opens with a narrative chapter describing Oklahoma, and the overall setting. It sets the mood of an area which has been ravish ....

Middle of Essay
.... torrential rains flood their makeshift boxcar home, destroying their truck, and once again sending them on the run. There are many characters who played a vital role in the development of . Each and every character has something to add to the book as a whole. For example, chapter 3 expresses the struggle of a turtle trying to get across the highway. An ignorant reader might take the chapter literally, missing the underlying message that Steinbeck is trying to reveal. As the turtle attempts to cross the road, he is twice nearly crushed by passing motorists, and is flung off the road by a motorist who tried unsuccessfully to purposefully squash the ....