What is the common theme in most of John Steinbeck's works?
Fate and Injustice
Love and Betrayal
War and Peace
Wealth and Power
Answer
Most of John Steinbeck's works explore Themes of fate and injustice, especially as applied to downtrodden or everyman protagonists. His sympathetic portrayal of the poor and the working class in his stories is a reflection of his own experiences growing up in a middle-class family during the Great Depression.
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