Immigration In Grapes Of Wrath

What are the reasons to immigrate? There are many causes of immigration, but I will name only two as examples: economic situations and unstable politics. In this way, immigrants are seeking better conditions and life opportunities. The phenomenon of immigration has always existed in the history of mankind.
Immigrants are not only those who come from far away. We may be migrants in our own countries, as in the case of a family in the central United States who was forced to leave their homes as a result of the Great Depression and migrate West in search of a better life in California. In the book “Grapes of Wrath” we learn about a family that had lost everything, including their house and land, and was forced to live with an uncle. Soon, they
decided to undertake the journey in search of prosperity. One of the members of the family had been caught up in problems with the law, to the point of having been in prison. Then the grandfather of the family dies because he could not bear his life away from his own land.
The story that is narrated in this book is dramatic, wherein sadness, misfortune and injustice are the outstanding topics. This narrative presents a problem found in many places around the world. For many, this novel is a mirror, in which all their sufferings are reflected. More than one person who has had the opportunity to read this story, recalled similar situations in their own past. Many others are even living this story today. It is impressive to discover the great values of this story, for example, to be united with family in moments of misfortunes. The family clearly depicts the history of many families in the present who seeking a better life in spite of adversities.