"The Grapes of Wrath," by John Steinbeck, is a novel that describes the tough drought of the 1930s that forced farmers to migrate west to California. The book has an interesting narrative; Steinbeck inserts some chapters that give a different point of view. Quite often in the some chapters Tom Joad, the main character, assumes the voice of a typical person, such as a displaced farmer, showing that person's individual concerns. The point of view in this book is third person omniscient because of its unique reflection from Joad's point of view to the thoughts and concerns of an everyday person during the 1930s. Third person omniscient is the most prominent point of view in this novel. This point of view is mostly shown in the interchapters Steinbeck has inserted to show different perspectives and concerns of the time period. Steinbeck uses some of the interchapters to set the mood of the novel and to show the life of the migrants that had to travel down Route 66 in the 1930's. For instance, Steinbeck writes chapter seven using social commentary. By using small pieces of conversation, and personal thoughts, Steinbeck is able to create a mood of near confusion. He creates an image of how the migrants were taken advantage of and gives us an impression of the hard times many of the migrants had to face. Chapter seven is an example of one of these interchapters. The narrator is a used cars salesman, not Tom Joad. "Salesmen, neat, deadly, small intent eyes watching for weakness. This phrase from chapter seven shows the change in point of view about to happen within the chapter" (page 77). Chapter fourteen gives Steinbeck's views on socialism, and shows a major shift in narrative and theme as it changes from "I" to "We." The migrants are all in the same spot and because they know that they can depend on each other they realize the need of family and teamwork to get through hard times. Without these interchapters that give Steinbeck's own c