📢April is the month of #InternationalBookDay #23April

Therefore, the @WorkersEESC will post periodically our recommendation of #books that reviews the struggle of the workers, highlights inspiring stories, or research into labor relations📖

👇🏼👇🏼Today ¨The Grapes of Wrath¨🧵

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1/8 The Grapes of Wrath is a powerful novel that depicts the struggles during the Great Depression (1929-1939). It tells the story of the Joad family, who are forced to leave their Oklahoma farm due to economic hardship, drought, economic hardship, and agricultural changes.

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2/8 The Joads embark on a journey to California in search of work and a better life. Along the way, they face numerous challenges, including poverty, hunger, and discrimination. They also found soon that California was oversupplied with labour: wages were low, workers exploited.

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3/8 Steinbeck's writing is raw and emotional, and he does an excellent job of capturing the despair and hopelessness felt by many during the Depression. The novel's themes of social justice and the plight of the working class still resonate today.

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4/8 One of the most memorable characters in the book is Ma Joad, the matriarch of the Joad family. She is strong, resilient, and fiercely protective of her family, and her unwavering determination is both inspiring and heartbreaking.

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5/8 The novel also explores the relationships between the Joads and the other migrant workers. Despite their differences, they band together in a collective struggle for survival. One of the characters, Casy, becomes a labor organizer and tries to recruit for a labor union.

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6/8 The Grapes of Wrath is a poignant reminder of the resilience of the human spirit in the face of adversity. Despite the hardships they face, the Joads never give up hope and continue to push forward in search of a better life.

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