Grapes of Wrath and Cry the Beloved Country Comparison
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From the establishment of society, survival has always been the main focus. Survival, and the struggles accompanying it, is the most vivid picture available depicting reality. The novels Cry the Beloved Country by Alan Patton and The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck succeed in providing the reader with a dramatic and lucid depiction of survival and struggle. It is evident that through Stephen Kumalo and Tom Joad, the authors painted a beautiful picture of acceptance of circumstance, and perseverance. In these two novels, the two main characters' journey is one of hope and trounce, directly attributed to that of human existence.
In the novel The Grapes of Wrath Tom Joad is presented as the protagonist. Throughout the course of the story he lives fully for the present moment, which enables him to be a great source of vitality for the Joad family. The future does not concern him. This is because he fears that examining the situation as a whole will drive him mad with helplessness. Tom can be considered as a personification that the right environment plays on society...