so mr steinbeck has a dear place in the heart of the literature of the oppressed i know i know. a mexicano-chicano friend of mine said: when i meet those born again (racist, as in anti white) chicanos i tell them, grapes of wrath man, read the grapes of wrath so you get your history and class struggle right. anyway. that said. i think this book is somewhat racist.
oooohhh…. i said it. there.
when a white man is writing about people of mexican descent in the US he just gets it wrong. sorry. just wrong, there is nothing mexican about these characters but a bunch of stereotypes: lazy, been eaters, drunks…
from wikipedia: “The book portrays with great sympathy and humour a group of paisanos (fellows/countrymen), denouncing society by enjoying life and wine in the idyllic days just before U.S. prohibition.”
hey, he might have had some good intentions but you know what is paved with good intentions.
terrible read.

me cago en los clasicos.