Grapes of Wrath John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath is in direct correlation with his view of the rich and the poor. Steinbeck vividly depicts the wealthy as being “monsters” and portrays the lower-class okies as being un-sung heroes. Steinbeck uses figurative language throughout the course of the novel in order to create these images. Steinbeck incorporates his views of social classes into his novel in order to forewarn society of the dangers of …showed first 75 words of 898 total…

…showed last 75 words of 898 total…person’s wealth has a lot to do with his frame of mind, whether he is rich or poor. By desiring little, a poor man makes himself rich. -Democritus If we command our wealth, we shall be rich and free. If our wealth commands us, we are poor indeed. -Edmund Burke The only problem that I see with this philosophy is that a person’s frame of mind doesn’t put food on the table.