Question

Which of the following influences Steinbeck's purpose in writing The Grapes of Wrath?

A. The loss of his family's farm
B. The Great Depression
C. The San Francisco earthquake
D. World War II

Answer 1

i think it’s b because the story evokes the harshness of the great depression and arouses sympathy for the struggles of migrant farm workers

Answer 2

I think the answer is (B)