The theme of a book is a very important component of that book. The theme is the overall message that is repeated throughout the book. I think the theme of the book 'The Grapes of Wrath' is struggle and over coming challenges. I think that these two messages are the two main messages in the book because they are repeatedly shown throughout the book. One challenge that the characters had to over come in this book is the unpredictability of nature. The farmers depend on good weather in order to grow their crops. They hope for the sun to be out and for enough rain to water their crops and keep them healthy. In this book, the weather proves to be a big challenge for the farmers. This is because of the Dust Bowl. The Dust Bowl was a very bad drought that occurred in the nineteen thirties. It destroyed all of the farmers crops, which means that they made no money and had no food. This was a big problem because most of the farmers had families to provide for. They had to over come this challenge by coming up with a solution. The solution they came up with was to find a job. Since there were not any jobs for them in their area, they were forced to abandon the lives they lived and move across the country to California. California gave the farmers hope and promise of a new better life. There were many jobs in California that were available for the farmers to take. The only thing standing between them and their new life was traveling there... That was their next challenge to over come. The farmers had to pack up all that they could and travel to California with their family. This was not an easy trip and many people died as a result of taking this trip. Challenges and struggles are present in almost all of this book. The characters have many challenges to over come and I think that this is why overcoming struggles and challenges are the main themes of this book.
Steinbeck, John. The Grapes of Wrath. New York: Penguin, 2002. Print.
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