The Grapes of Wrath In John Ford's film The Grapes of Wrath, the audience travels along with an Oklahoma family that has set out to find wealth and privileges in California during the Great Depression. The film was taken from John Steinbeck's classic novel The Grapes of Wrath. The filmakers intentions in putting this novel to screen was to show how the impact of the Great Depression effected the families of that time. The film …showed first 75 words of 959 total…

…showed last 75 words of 959 total…probably take a date on a Friday night but one that everyone needs to see. This film is helpful in showing younger generations the fight that their ancestors had to overcome to make it in those days. It gives the audience a great perspective of the times. I came away from the film with a thankfulness for all the things I have. Bibliography The Grapes of Wrath, John Steinbeck The Grapes of Wrathe, John Ford