The difficulty I found in understanding John Steinbeck’s novel, In Dubious Battle, is how Marxist/Communist ideals played a big part in America. My understanding of the “red-scare” is very limited. It was difficult for me to understand how Marxist ideology was present in America and perhaps still is. I questioned my familiarization of farm workers. How little I know of the history of America. Researching vocabulary words from the book and researching on Marxist views and of labor in the 1930’s has given me a broader understanding of Marxism and Communism in America. As I add to my vocabulary and research on questionable subjects for my analysis, I gain so much more of an understanding of the novel and the world we live in.
