The Grapes of Wrath: Chapters 22-25

About this episode

The episode discusses the emerging protagonist in Steinbeck's 'The Grapes of Wrath' and explores the book's evolving view of religion.

Is ma emerging as Steinbeck’s new protagonist? Does the “grapes of wrath” chapter work? And what of the book’s evolving view of religion? We discuss these and several topics on this week’s episode. Happy listening! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit closereads.substack.com/subscribe

Topics covered

• protagonist
• religion
• literary analysis
• character development
• themes

Keywords

• The Grapes of Wrath
• Steinbeck
• protagonist
• religion
• literary themes

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Books & works: The Grapes of Wrath

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