Novels like Erskine Caldwell's Tobacco Road, John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath, and Richard Wright's
Native Son
a. portrayed poor individuals struggling against problems that were society's fault.
b. mocked the snooty customs of the very rich.
c. showed how a poor individual could become wealthy if he had enough "pluck and luck."
d. called for revolution by the nation's underclass.
ANSWER: a
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