Steinbeck’s novel, which was published in 1939 and which received even more attention from the 1940 film version, was politically controversial when it came out. Why might that be? Who might object to it, and what specifically might have offended?

“They must be no less than 300 words and no more than 400 words. This is strictly enforced. Good reading means you will have a lot to say about the questions asked; good writing means you can say it concisely.
They must answer the topics provided.
They MUST be your own ideas and your own words.
You do not need to do formal citations (as you will on the proper essay assignment at the end of the semester), but you should informally acknowledge the texts you’re drawing from as appropriate. (For example, you could write something like this: “Steinbeck’s novel The Grapes of Wrath, which we read this week, has a lot to say in Chapter 12 about the hardships that migrant workers faced on their journey west . . .”.) The weekly writing assignment is the largest single part of your grade, and writing practice is probably the single most valuable thing about an introductory history course. Do not neglect this. ”
This weeks assignment – Steinbeck’s novel, which was published in 1939 and which received even more attention from the 1940 film version, was politically controversial when it came out. Why might that be? Who might object to it, and what specifically might have offended?

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