Introduction by John Steinbeck When people finish The Grapes of Wrath, they often remember the dust.Or the truck.Or the long road west.I remember the people.(He pauses.)Because long after the dust settled...they were still speaking.We simply had to learn how to listen.People often ask whether The Grapes of Wrath is a political novel.I have never found that … [Read more...] about The Grapes of Wrath Explained Through Its Characters