The Grapes of Wrath opens with a brief ecological look at the Plains drought in the first inner chapter. In this lesson, students will first determine the function of Steinbeck’s opening chapter which acts as the first “inner chapter.” They will then explore the relationship between inner chapters and the Joad narrative chapters throughout the novel.
Reading: Literature
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