What was one of Steinbeck's primary purposes for writing The Grapes of Wrath?
O A. To give examples of banks and companies that prospered in spite
of the Dust Bowl
O B. To illustrate that not everyone experienced desperation during the
Great Depression
O C. To show how farmers and migrants suffered during the Dust Bowl
O D. To celebrate the resilience of small farm owners during an epic
drought

i believe it is he has been given the drum as a joke.

the eye wink at the hand; yet let that be / which the eye fears, when it is done, to see.

a.) literature that explores grotesque characters and eerie, violent occurrences in a dreary setting.

mark twain, real name samuel langhorne clemens, was an american writer, humorist, entrepreneur, publisher, and lecturer. among his novels are the adventures of tom sawyer and its sequel, the adventures of huckleberry finn, the latter often called "the great american novel". wikipedia