Home > The Grapes of Wrath Summary & Study Guide > Topics for Further Study
The Grapes of Wrath | Topics for Further Study
- Compare and contrast the current conditions of migrant farm workers in California with those of the migrants of the 1930s. Research current labor laws protecting the rights of these workers today. Have conditions improved in the last sixty years?
- Besides drought, one cause for the tragedy of the Dust Bowl was poor farming practices—including overgrazing by cattle and failure of farmers to rotate their crops—which exhausted the land’s resources. How have farming practices changed since the 1930s to protect and manage the land to help ensure it will remain...
[The entire page is 148 words long]
Join eNotes
The above is a free excerpt. Get total access to this content with the:
Summary and Analysis – Themes – Characters – And much more...
Join eNotes
Over 3,500 study guides, question and answer forums, literature criticism, reference content, and much more!
Navigate
- The Grapes of Wrath: Introduction
- The Grapes of Wrath: Overview
- The Grapes of Wrath: John Steinbeck Biography
- The Grapes of Wrath: Summary
- The Grapes of Wrath: Summary and Analysis
- The Grapes of Wrath: Quizzes
- The Grapes of Wrath: Essential Passages
- The Grapes of Wrath: Characters
- The Grapes of Wrath: Themes
- The Grapes of Wrath: Style
- The Grapes of Wrath: Historical Context
- The Grapes of Wrath: Critical Overview
- The Grapes of Wrath: Character Analysis
- The Grapes of Wrath: Essays and Criticism
- The Grapes of Wrath: Suggested Essay Topics
- The Grapes of Wrath: Sample Essay Outlines
- The Grapes of Wrath: Topics for Further Study
- The Grapes of Wrath: Media Adaptations
- The Grapes of Wrath: What Do I Read Next?
- The Grapes of Wrath: Bibliography and Further Reading
- The Grapes of Wrath: Pictures
- Copyright
Tell a friend about The Grapes of Wrath at eNotes.
