Date of Award
1987
Document Type
Thesis
Publication Status
Version of Record
Submission Date
October 2026
Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]
Peyton, Ann
Abstract
Though a highly original work in its own right, The Grapes or Wrath by John Steinbeck nevertheless reflects a number or significant characteristics or Thomas Hardy's six major Wessex novels. Similarities between the twentieth-century American masterpiece and the Victorian novels are especially pronounced in the Following areas: (1) the analysis or social problems; (2) the use or nature (land and animals) both realistically and Figuratively; (3) the portrayal or the failure or Christianity; and (4) the exploration or the theme or dreams and illusions destroyed by reality.
Extent
100 p.
Recommended Citation
SCAFFETTI, PATRICK FRANK, "ECHOES OF THOMAS HARDY IN ''THE GRAPES OF WRATH'' (STEINBECK)" (1987). Electronic Theses and Dissertations 1980 - 1989. 525.
https://digitalcommons.fau.edu/etd_general_3/525
Identifier
FADT14367
Comments
Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters|Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1987.|FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection|Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters