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02337cam a2200337Ia 4500 001 2C2DE8B26BF611DEA13FF332A8D7520A 003 SILO 005 20090730151505 008 080220s2008 miua b 001 0 eng d 010 $a 2008925249 020 $a 0737740353 (pbk.) 020 $a 9780737740356 (pbk.) 020 $a 0737740345 020 $a 9780737740349 040 $a YDXCP $c YDXCP $d SILO $d OCP $d JID $d SILO 245 0 $a Industrialism in John Steinbeck's The grapes of wrath / $c Louise Hawker, book editor. 260 $a Detroit : $b Greenhaven Press, $c c2008. 300 $a 179 p. : $b ill. ; $c 24 cm. 440 0 $a Social issues in literature 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (p. 167-171) and index. 505 0 $a The background of John Steinbeck -- The life of John Steinbeck -- Steinbeck's personal observations informed The grapes of wrath -- Steinbeck was honored for sympathetic portrayals of the oppressed -- The grapes of wrath and industrialism -- Reverence for the common people -- Steinbeck was careful not to sentimentalize his characters -- White Okies were not the only victims of industrialism -- Personal morality is compromised by corporate values -- Machines of industrialization are impersonal monsters -- Biblical parallels emphasize the spiritual aspect of the Joads' journey -- Okies' transformation from personal to political struggle -- Migrants were lured to California by an unattainable prize -- Steinbeck exaggerated the scale of the Okies' misfortune -- Steinbeck helped to change perceptions of the homeless -- Contemporary perspectives on industrialism -- Corporations and the government must protect farm workers' rights -- Corporations must adhere to a code of ethics in the post-Enron environment -- Industrialism is killing the family farm -- Oil shortages will change the definition of industrialism -- Home ownership offers security to immigrants. 600 10 $a Steinbeck, John, $d 1902-1968. $t Grapes of wrath. 650 0 $a Industrialization in literature. 700 1 $a Hawker, Louise. 941 $a 4 952 $l HYAX325 $d 20180623024245.0 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20171223013810.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20160824044957.0 952 $l UQAX771 $d 20090708133753.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=2C2DE8B26BF611DEA13FF332A8D7520A 994 $a 02 $b JIDInitiate Another SILO Locator Search