1、John Steinbeck&Grapes of Wrath,Made by 黃寶玲 史莉萍 常琳 顏丙鳳,John Steinbeck,1902-1968 Pulitzer Prize Nobel Prize,Life & Works,1902, born in Salinas, California 1920, enrolled in Stanford University 1925, went to New York,1929, Cup of Gold, the first novel 1937, Of Mice and Men 1939, The Grapes of Wrath 194

2、0, Pulitzer Prize,World War II war correspondent for the New York Herald Tribune 1947, The Pearl 1952, East of Eden,1961, The Winter of Our Discontent 1962, Travels with Charley 1962, Nobel Prize for literature 1967, Went to Vietnam 1968, Passed away,Thoughts,the writer is delegated to declare and t

3、o celebrate mans proven capacity for greatness of heart and spiritfor gallantry in defeat, for courage, compassion and love. In the endless war against weakness and despair, these are the bright rally flags of hope and of emulation. I hold that a writer who does not believe in the perfectibility of

4、man has no dedication nor any membership in literature 人類已被證明具有偉大的心靈和精神面臨失敗的勇氣，勇敢無畏的精神，寬恕和仁愛之心。作為一名作家，必須宣揚和贊頌這些。我認為，一個作家如果不能熱忱地相信人類有自我提高的能力，就不會獻身于文學，也不能算是文學界的一員,Writing characteristics,Settings: American land and people Focus : speaking for the oppressed and suffered Characters: sympathetic and huma

5、nity Authentic descriptions of his times,Grapes of wrath,Background information 俄克拉荷馬州,長期以來，農業(yè)在該州經濟中占有重要地位。西部主產小麥和高梁，東部盛產玉米、蔬菜和漿果。大部分地區(qū)水草豐足，適宜放牧。20世紀30年代，一場大旱使美國俄克拉荷馬州及其附近地區(qū)赤地千里，許多農民舉家逃離這片災難的土地。有些人選擇遷居東部，但大多數(shù)人則向西遷往加利福尼亞州 The Great Depress,Theme,Embodying the mass misery of farmers Praising the spiri

6、t of love and unit Advocating fight and struggle for better life,Meaning of title,Hope to despair Wrath of people Indications of revolution,Grapes of wrathvsCheut ai kup gei,Plot Character Deep meaning,Characters analysis,Consideration and discussion: One character that impresses you most,The film,這部美國電影史上的不朽杰作由導演John Ford根據(jù)john