In this video, I review The Grapes of Wrath, https://amzn.to/3VjrYsG, John Steinbeck’s Pulitzer Prize–winning classic, and reflect on how its themes still echo in today’s world. Families struggling to survive, leaning on one another, and finding hope in community remind me so much of stories from Appalachia and nursing. As a labor and delivery nurse, I was especially touched by Rose of Sharon’s progression through pregnancy, her resilience, and the sacrifice she makes at the end of the novel. Th