The Grapes of Wrath
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The Grapes of Wrath is John Steinbeck’s landmark 1939 novel that follows the Joad family’s harrowing journey from Oklahoma to California, exposing the human cost of economic hardship and social injustice during the Great Depression.
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Target entity: The Grapes of Wrath Context triple: [Dust Bowl, documentedIn, The Grapes of Wrath]
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Shirley
Shirley is a small town in north-central Massachusetts served by commuter rail on the MBTA Fitchburg Line.
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Gentleman's Agreement
Gentleman's Agreement is a 1947 American drama film that confronts antisemitism in postwar America, directed by Elia Kazan and starring Gregory Peck, Dorothy McGuire, and Celeste Holm.
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Dust Bowl
The Dust Bowl was a devastating 1930s environmental disaster on the North American Great Plains, where severe drought and poor farming practices caused massive dust storms, crop failures, and widespread displacement of farming communities.
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The American Soldier
The American Soldier is a symbolic collective representing U.S. military personnel, recognized for their service and impact, including being honored as Time magazine's Person of the Year.
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Roosevelt’s Tree Army
Roosevelt’s Tree Army was the popular nickname for the New Deal-era Civilian Conservation Corps, a work-relief program that employed young men in large-scale conservation and public lands projects across the United States during the Great Depression.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: The Grapes of Wrath Target entity description: The Grapes of Wrath is John Steinbeck’s landmark 1939 novel that follows the Joad family’s harrowing journey from Oklahoma to California, exposing the human cost of economic hardship and social injustice during the Great Depression.
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A.
Shirley
Shirley is a small town in north-central Massachusetts served by commuter rail on the MBTA Fitchburg Line.
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B.
Gentleman's Agreement
Gentleman's Agreement is a 1947 American drama film that confronts antisemitism in postwar America, directed by Elia Kazan and starring Gregory Peck, Dorothy McGuire, and Celeste Holm.
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C.
Dust Bowl
The Dust Bowl was a devastating 1930s environmental disaster on the North American Great Plains, where severe drought and poor farming practices caused massive dust storms, crop failures, and widespread displacement of farming communities.
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D.
The American Soldier
The American Soldier is a symbolic collective representing U.S. military personnel, recognized for their service and impact, including being honored as Time magazine's Person of the Year.
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E.
Roosevelt’s Tree Army
Roosevelt’s Tree Army was the popular nickname for the New Deal-era Civilian Conservation Corps, a work-relief program that employed young men in large-scale conservation and public lands projects across the United States during the Great Depression.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
The Grapes of Wrath
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
The Grapes of Wrath (1940 film)
opera ⓘ radio drama ⓘ stage play ⓘ |
| author | John Steinbeck ⓘ |
| awarded | Pulitzer Prize for Fiction ⓘ |
| awardYear | 1940 ⓘ |
| contributedTo | John Steinbeck Nobel Prize in Literature citation ⓘ |
| controversy | banned and challenged in some U.S. communities ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| filmDirector | John Ford ⓘ |
| filmStar |
Henry Fonda
ⓘ
Jane Darwell ⓘ |
| followsFamily | Joad family ⓘ |
| genre |
historical fiction
ⓘ
political novel ⓘ realist novel ⓘ social novel ⓘ |
| includedIn |
Modern Library
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surface form:
Modern Library 100 best novels list
Time 100 best English-language novels list ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
Realism
ⓘ
surface form:
American realism
social protest literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Jim Casy
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Ma Joad ⓘ Pa Joad ⓘ Rose of Sharon Joad ⓘ Tom Joad ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | Dust Bowl migration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of Dust Bowl migrants
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intercalary chapters ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| primarySetting |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
Oklahoma ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1939 ⓘ |
| publisher | The Viking Press ⓘ |
| setIn |
Hoovervilles
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U.S. Route 66 ⓘ
surface form:
Route 66
migrant labor camps ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | Great Depression ⓘ |
| theme |
collective action
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dignity of the poor ⓘ displacement ⓘ economic hardship ⓘ family solidarity ⓘ labor exploitation ⓘ poverty ⓘ social injustice ⓘ |
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