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The Grapes of Wrath as Communist Propaganda

 

The Grapes of Wrath may be read as a direct indictment of the U.S. capitalist system of the early and mid twentieth century. Although the book on the surface level can fairly easily be read as anti-capitalist book, it goes further than that. The book both implicitly and explicitly advocates structural changes in the economic institutions of our country. Thus, it may be argued that the Grapes of Wrath is communist propaganda.

Propaganda, according to The American Heritage Dictionary, is "the dissemination of a doctrine or cause or of information reflecting the views and interests of those people advocating such a doctrine or cause." The book fits this definition by attempting to change the reader's views on economics and society as a whole to the anti-capitalist views of the author. The plot itself is centered on the supposed evils and greed that resulted from unbridled capitalism. Communist views are echoed through Casey and Tom. The structure of the novel itself lends itself to an emotional appeal to a broader concept throug... [to view the full essay now, purchase below]

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