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Steinbeck uses a motif of improvised leadership and social structures in this novel. The Joad family is forced to abandon the traditional structure they possess at the commencement of the story.
The Grapes of Wrath
Motifs in The Grapes of Wrath
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The revolution within the Joad family (when Pa refuses to continue as leader and Ma steps in) symbolizes the larger upheaval in American society at that time.