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05166aam a2200541 i 4500 001 1F07A898F47811EDA3FB15433FECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20230517010023 008 211222t20222022lau b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2021047216 020 $a 0807177121 020 $a 9780807177129 035 $a (OCoLC)1290244086 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d BDX $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d OCLCO $d UKMGB $d YDX $d EAU $d IND $d BBW $d MUU $d XII $d HRM $d NUI $d SILO 042 $a pcc 050 00 $a PS374.W64 $b D39 2022 082 00 $a 813/.509355 $2 23/eng/20211222 100 1 $a Dawson, Jon Falsarella, $e author. 245 10 $a Combating injustice : $b the naturalism of Frank Norris, Jack London & John Steinbeck / $c Jon Falsarella Dawson. 246 30 $a Naturalism of Frank Norris, Jack London & John Steinbeck 264 1 $a Baton Rouge : $b Louisiana State University Press, $c [2022] 300 $a x, 252 pages ; $c 24 cm 520 $a "In Combating Injustice, Jon Falsarella Dawson approaches American literary naturalism as a means of social criticism, exploring the powerful economic arguments and commentaries on labor struggles presented in novels by Frank Norris, Jack London, and John Steinbeck. Drawing on extensive archival research, Dawson considers many of the original periodical sources that fueled books from McTeague (1899) to The Grapes of Wrath (1939), as Norris, London, and Steinbeck shaped contemporary materials into illustrations of the socio-economic forces that govern the undertakings of the working class. As Dawson shows, by depicting the operations of powerful individuals and institutions, works of naturalist fiction expose injustices with the aim of creating a more equitable society. Works such as The Octopus (1901), The Iron Heel (1908), and In Dubious Battle (1936) illuminate the rise of commodity culture, labor disputes with both industrial and agricultural workers, widespread poverty, extreme inequality, and the concentration of resources, including land ownership. Norris, London, and Steinbeck highlight the dangers of these developments by charting their impact on central characters whose fates result from the predatory tactics of corporate monopolies, wealthy individuals, and large financial establishments. Dawson's lucid analysis shows how naturalist writers, drawing on contemporary events and labor relations, accentuate the need for reform and stress the potential for change by human action. He locates the impetus for such radical ideas in the immediate sources for the major fiction of Norris, London, and Steinbeck, with particular attention to events in California, with the state offering a microcosm for conditions throughout the nation and providing dramatic illustrations of major economic issues. Combating Injustice: The Naturalism of Frank Norris, Jack London, and John Steinbeck presents richly contextualized readings of three major writers whose works uncovered the operations of the socio-economic system and offered audiences a greater awareness of the plight of labor, in the hope that readers might find the inspiration to become agents of change"-- $c Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-243) and index. 505 00 $t Revolution of Values : Economic Themes in the Grapes of Wrath -- $t Tentacles of Capital: The Historical Background of The Octopus -- $t Injury to One : Class Conflict in "The Apostate" and Martin Eden -- $t War of the Classes : Collective Action in "The Dream of Debs" and The Iron Heel -- $t Solidarity Forever : In Dubious Battle and the Labor Movement in California -- $t Revolution of Values : Economic Themes in the Grapes of Wrath -- $g Conclusion. 600 10 $a Norris, Frank, $d 1870-1902 $x Criticism and interpretation. 600 10 $a London, Jack, $d 1876-1916 $x Criticism and interpretation. 600 10 $a Steinbeck, John, $d 1902-1968 $x Criticism and interpretation. 600 17 $a London, Jack, $d 1876-1916. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00028181 600 17 $a Norris, Frank, $d 1870-1902. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00051873 600 17 $a Steinbeck, John, $d 1902-1968. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00039570 648 7 $a 1900-1999 $2 fast 650 0 $a American fiction $y 20th century $x History and criticism. 650 0 $a Working class in literature. 650 0 $a Social change in literature. 650 0 $a Naturalism in literature. 650 7 $a American fiction. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00807048 650 7 $a Naturalism in literature. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01034541 650 7 $a Social change in literature. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01122335 650 7 $a Working class in literature. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01180556 655 7 $a Criticism, interpretation, etc. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01411635 655 7 $a Literary criticism. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01986215 655 7 $a Literary criticism. $2 lcgft 655 7 $a Critiques litteÌraires. $2 rvmgf $0 (CaQQLa)RVMGF-000001939 776 08 $i Online version: $a Dawson, Jon Falsarella. $t Combating injustice. $d Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, [2022] $z 9780807177624 $w (OCoLC)1290245578 $w (OCoLC)1290245578 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20231117011953.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=1F07A898F47811EDA3FB15433FECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search