The Crapes of Wrath,the masterpiece ofJohn Steinbeck,came on the scene in 1930's.In the thirties,the Great Depression spread,lifebecame more and more mlserable.Economicdisaster appeared,people became workless andwretched.The system seemed to collapse.Thus,agroup of left or socialist-oriented writers criedout against the injustice of the capitalist systemin the period of the Great Depression.JohnSteinbeck became the significant Depressionwriter.He had a refreshing belief in human fel-lowship an courage.For his achievement he wasawarded the Noble Prize for literature in 1962.John Steinbeck was born in 1902 in Salinas,
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