According to dictionary.com, wrath means "strong, stern, or fierce anger; deeply resentful indignation; ire." To be in wrath with something is to not like it, or to be angered at it. The Grapes of Wrath is a great title for this novel. John Steinbeck, the author, wrote a touching novel about a family that believes that they will be able to travel to California and find work. The Joad family lived and raised their kids on the farm. Pa Joad could not pay the rent and the bank started to take their land and the Joads could not afford to live on the land any more. The Joads were inspired to leave their home because they saw a flier that wanted 800 people to go there and the pick grapes at their farm. The family believed that they were needed there and they packed up their things and headed west. Granpa said that when he gets there he is going to fill his mouth with grapes and let the juice run down his face. This is an illusion that many people who were going to California had. They thought that when they get to California they will be promised work and have all the fruit they want. They were wrong. When they got there, there was no work and the Joad family had no money or a place to stay.
The title The Grapes of Wrath is a good title because it tells the truth about the migration west in search of work. The grape part fits in because they thought they woul dhave work picking grapes and other fruit. The wrath part fist in because they were in wrath because they were being lied to. When the title is put together, The Grapes of Wrath, is genius because the family is mad they did not have any grapes to pick or to eat. It could not have been titled Peaches of Wrath because they did get to pick peaches and they did eat the peaches. The youngest Joad ate too many peaches and he got sick. The family could not stay long at the peach farm because soon all the peaches were picked. The title is a great title for this novel, and John Steinbeck is a great writer.
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