The Grapes of Wrath: A Screening and Discussion

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Taught by Ryder W. Miller

Ryder W. Miller is a eco-critic, critic, poet, writer, and journalist. He is regular contributor to The Mythic Circle, Beyond Bree, Mythprint, EGJ, and Rain Taxi. He has also been published in Mythlore. He has published stories at The Lost Souls website. He is the author of Tales of Suspense and Horror, co-author of San Francisco: A Natural History, and editor of From Narnia to a Space Odyssey. He is currently working on a collection of short stories titled: Tales of Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow. 

 

 

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Come celebrate the recent 75th Anniversary of The Grapes of Wrath (1939) by John Steinbeck by watching and also discussing John Ford's interpretation of book in his film from 1940. The movie stars Henry Fonda, John Darwell, and John Carradine, telling the story of poverty and disillusionment the Joad family faces moving to California in the 1930s following the Dust Bowl. The novel and film show the power and potential immediacy of the political novel and film, and suggest that they are still needed and powerful.

Come hear a lively introduction about the movie, novel, and author, and participate if you like in a discussion following the film. As told, the success of this project by Steinbeck will inspire those who seek to bring attention to some of the problems our country and the world still faces. Also hear some of the latest findings of Steinbeck scholarship with him having ridden a wave of interest since the Centennial of his birth in 2002.

Steinbeck won most of the major literary awards including Commonwealth Club's Gold Medal, The National Book Award, The Pulitzer Prize, and the Nobel Prize. He gave a great deal to this country and to other writers in a career which produced all sorts of books. Come hear how he came to write The Grapes of Wrath, and the impact it had on his career and the world. Originally from California, Steinbeck move to and died in New York City in 1968, but he still is not at rest.

 

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