Abstract

Steinbeck's use of the phalanx in his three Great Depression novels—In Dubious Battle, Of Mice and Men, and The Grapes of Wrath—mirrored the New Deal agenda set by President Franklin Roosevelt. Alexander Saxton summarizes the influence of Steinbeck's works on FDR: “They helped to justify its programs for Social Security, unemployment insurance, labor legislation, and agricultural subsidies” (260).

Steinbeck's phalanx, Great Depression, New Deal, “The Harvest Gypsies”, FDR
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