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Abstract:---- The Grapes of Wrath is a novel about migrant workers escaping environment catastrophe being subjected to racist abuse and robbed of their dignity and basic rights by extreme poverty. It explores the social and economic hardships faced by the migrant farmers during the Great Depression. The novel highlights the plight of tenant farmers dispossessed of their land due to drought, agricultural mechanisation and the greed of large landowners. It portrays the struggle of the Joad family and others like them as they migrate to California seeking work and better life only to encounter poverty, exploitation and systematic injustice. The novel criticises the dehumanising aspects of capitalism and champions the resilience of the human spirit in the face of adversity. Here grapes symbolises abundance and fertility while wrath suggests anger and divine punishment. The contrast between grapes and wrath highlights the disparity between prosperity and poverty. To conclude , Grapes of wrath serves as a social commentry on the Great Depression, shedding light on issues of poverty and exploitation.