The Associated Farmers of California, Inc. Versus the Joads

How the “Red Scare” Shut the Door on the American Dream


Seminar Paper, 2012

23 Pages, Grade: 1,3


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Content

1. Introduction

2. Origin of the “Red Scare”

3. The “Red Scare” and the American Dream

4. The Grapes of Wrath in the Context of the “Red Scare”
4.1 Style and Language
4.2 The Suffering of the Joads Under the “Red Scare” Paranoia
4.2.1 The Autocracy of the AF
4.2.2 The Right to Life and Liberty
4.2.3 The Right to Private Ownership of Property
4.3 The Motivations and Methods Behind the “Red Scare” Tactics
4.3.1 Motivation by Greed
4.3.2 Motivation by Existential Fear
4.3.3 Methods of Repression

5. Conclusion

6. Works Cited

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Title
The Associated Farmers of California, Inc. Versus the Joads
Subtitle
How the “Red Scare” Shut the Door on the American Dream
College
University of Augsburg  (Lehrstuhl für Amerikanistik )
Course
Nature & Culture in American Fiction
Grade
1,3
Author
Year
2012
Pages
23
Catalog Number
V200577
ISBN (eBook)
9783656272779
ISBN (Book)
9783656272625
File size
541 KB
Language
English
Keywords
John Steinbeck, The Grapes of Wrath, Red Scare, Joads
Quote paper
Jürgen Stary (Author), 2012, The Associated Farmers of California, Inc. Versus the Joads, Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/200577

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