John Steinbeck’s labor trilogy
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John Steinbeck’s labor trilogy is a group of three socially conscious novels—often identified as *In Dubious Battle*, *Of Mice and Men*, and *The Grapes of Wrath*—that explore the struggles and injustices faced by American workers during the Great Depression.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| John Steinbeck’s labor trilogy canonical | 1 |
| Steinbeck labor trilogy | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
cycle of novels
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literary trilogy ⓘ novel ⓘ novel ⓘ novella ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
John Steinbeck’s labor trilogy
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Steinbeck labor trilogy
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| author | John Steinbeck ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Pulitzer Prize for Fiction ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| genre |
political fiction
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proletarian literature ⓘ social novel ⓘ |
| hasPart |
In Dubious Battle
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Of Mice and Men ⓘ The Grapes of Wrath ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | social realism ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Dust Bowl migrants
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Great Depression ⓘ
surface form:
Great Depression in the United States
labor strike ⓘ labor struggles ⓘ migrant ranch workers ⓘ working-class life ⓘ |
| publicationDate |
1936
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1937 ⓘ 1939 ⓘ |
| publicationEra | 1930s ⓘ |
| setting |
Old West
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surface form:
American West
California, United States ⓘ
surface form:
California
California apple orchards ⓘ San Joaquin Ranch ⓘ
surface form:
California ranch
Oklahoma ⓘ |
| theme |
collective action
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dignity of work ⓘ economic injustice ⓘ exploitation of migrant workers ⓘ labor organizing ⓘ poverty in rural America ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | Great Depression ⓘ |
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