The Goddess of a New Era——Ode for Ma in The Grapes of Wrath  

作　　者：靳秀凤[1] 

机构地区：[1]唐山学院外语系

出　　处：《校园英语》2019年第52期253-253,共1页English On Campus

摘　　要：The Grapes of Wrath is one of John Steinbeck’s classic works, which depicts numerous farmers’ exile to fruitful and wealthy southern areas from their hometown, where tractors would replace their labor. It can be regarded as poor people’s epic of struggle under the current background of American Society--the transformation from small-scale peasant economy to agricultural industry. Ma, as a powerful figure growing in the social background, shows her great personalities in navigating her family through all hardships. It is a character successfully created by the writer and, in darkness, we see hope from such a woman.The Grapes of Wrath is one of John Steinbeck’s classic works, which depicts numerous farmers’ exile to fruitful and wealthy southern areas from their hometown, where tractors would replace their labor. It can be regarded as poor people’s epic of struggle under the current background of American Society——the transformation from small-scale peasant economy to agricultural industry. Ma, as a powerful figure growing in the social background, shows her great personalities in navigating her family through all hardships. It is a character successfully created by the writer and, in darkness, we see hope from such a woman.

关 键 词：EXILE STRUGGLE small-scale peasant economy agricultural industry personalities 

分 类 号：P45[天文地球—大气科学及气象学]