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Published in 1936, "In Dubious Battle" is considered
John Steinbeck's first major work. Set in a
fictionalized valley in California, the story explores
themes Steinbeck continued to develop: group behavior,
social injustice, man's inhumanity to man - all themes
which continue to be relevant today. A labor conflict
between migrant apple pickers and the local growers'
association is the backdrop against which Jim Nolan
(played by Franco) becomes involved in the labor
movement and rapidly matures as he learns what it means
to do organizational fieldwork.
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