The grapes of wrath: trouble in the promised land

1.Historical content.

2.The importance of the work.

3.Critical reception.

A Reading.

4.The beginning: the camera's eye.

5.Participation and education: the narrative structure.

6.The Biblical Joads.

7.The American Joads.

8.Grampa Killed Indians, Pa Killed Snakes: The American Indian and The Grapes of Wrath.

9.Manself in the promised land: from biology to Bible.

10.Turtle and truck: animal, machine, and controlling consciousness.

11.Beyond blame or cause: the nonteleological Joads.

12.From Genesis to jalopies: a tapestry of styles.

13.From Oklahoma to Hollywood: The Grapes of Wrath on film.