The Grapes of Wrath
why were the heroes of the grapes of wrath are on the bottom of the social ladder?
the heroes of The Grapes of Wrath are on the bottom of the social ladder; their language is often vile, their behavior is sometimes as coarse as their language, and they freely discuss bodily functions which in the 1930s seldom mentioned in literature. what was Steinbeck's purpose for portraying such unrefined and coarse people? what would be the effect on the readers if the Joads spoke "proper" english and did not curse?