Thursday 15 May 2014
Do the Joads ever come out on the better side of a bargain?
It is said that there is no such thing as clean money. Every time profit
enters the novel, life seems to become worse for the common people. The
Joads and their fellow travelers are forced to buy and sell everything
within reach: cars, plows, a loaf of bread, a cup of water, a place to
camp. As Steinbeck writes, “Merchandising was a secret to them” (p. 97).
What does Steinbeck say about the world of business? Do the Joads ever
come out on the better side of a bargain?
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