《愤怒的葡萄》是美国现代小说家约翰·斯坦贝克的作品,于1939年发表。《愤怒的葡萄》作为他的最伟大的作品之一,给斯坦贝克带来了国际声誉。小说用一种细腻的手法描绘出了一场惊心动魄的美国20世纪30年代的社会斗争,可以说这是一部美国现代农民的史诗,包含血泪、愤慨和挣扎,因此被称为改变美国的20本书之一。贫苦的农民们,被大规模生产逼到了绝境,只好背井离乡西去寻找生路,他们从风沙肆虐的俄克拉荷马州平原来到了富庶的加利福尼亚州,本以为可以衣食无忧,但现实却给了他们当头一棒,等待他们的是失业、饥饿和困苦,表现了“美国梦”破灭的主题。以汤姆·约德一家为代表的农民,在被“拖拉机”赶出后,变卖了家里的一切换来了一辆旧汽车,一家十三口人一路向西,寻找他们幻想中的乐园。这个幻想——“美国梦”就像阳光下的泡沫,看起来美丽却是一碰就碎。最后,他们的西去之路以幻想的破灭而结束。《愤怒的葡萄》是一部具有社会意义的小说,它是一个时代的浓缩,如此细腻而又深刻。 “Angry Grapes” is the work of American modern novelist John Steinbeck, published in 1939. As one of his greatest works, Angry Grape brings Steinbeck an international reputation. In a delicate way, the novel depicts a thrilling social struggle in the United States in the 1930s. It can be said that this is an epic poem of modern American peasants. It contains blood, tears, indignation and struggles and is therefore known as the United States’ 20 One of the book The poor peasants, driven by large-scale production, had to find their way out of their homeland. They came to the affluent California from the ravaged Plains of Oklahoma. They thought they could feed themselves, but the reality gave them Ahead of the pack, waiting for them is unemployment, hunger and hardship, showing the “American Dream” burst of the theme. The farmers, represented by the Tom Yodder, were evicted from the house after they were evicted from the tractor and brought an old car for a family of 13 who headed west to find their paradise . This fantasy - “American Dream ” is like a bubble in the sunshine, it looks beautiful but it is touched. In the end, their journey to the west ended with a burst of fantasy. “Angry Grapes” is a socially meaningful novel, it is an era of concentration, so delicate and profound.