Grapes of Wrath-Q. 6

Truth is, when it comes down to it, Grapes of Wrath isn't a very old book. Written in the 1950's means that it is roughly 60 years old and compared to some books still just an infant. What makes the book still common to this day is the point the author was trying to get across. The point being, families during current times should act like a family sixty years back. He is not trying to say we should kill people or specifically act like them, but to look out for your family, treat them out of respect, and always protect them no matter what the cause or outcome for you might be.

Learning how to treat your family members right proved to be very important to Steinbeck as he wrote this novel. Actually, it seemed so important to him, I wonder if he had any family problems of his own. I wonder if his parents got a divorce or if they abused him. He almost makes it sound like he is insecure and needs to tell people how their families should be in order to function. Besides learning how to treat your family members properly, there are other life skills and lessons to be learned from the book. Although I didn't personally like the book doesn't mean there isn't valuable material to be read.

Many people enjoy this book and still read it to this day, as they do many books to learn from them. Many people want to gain knowledge from the books, not get bored and waist their time. When you are learning something, depending on how you learn it it can be fun. Although I didn't like this book and didn't have fun reading it or feel like I learned a lot from it doesn't mean someone else shouldn't read it. It simply means I didn't do a good job comprehending it and thinking about what I had just read. All in all, there was a good life lesson intertwined within the story and I was happy I read the book to learn about it.

Steinbeck, John. The Grapes of Wrath. New York: Penguin, 2006. Print.