Connie Rivers

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Connie Rivers is a character in John Steinbeck's novel "The Grapes of Wrath," known as the youthful and idealistic husband of Rose of Sharon Joad who ultimately abandons her during the hardships of the Dust Bowl migration.

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Connie Rivers canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character ⓘ
literary character ⓘ
appearsIn The Grapes of Wrath ⓘ
appearsInAdaptation The Grapes of Wrath (1940 film) ⓘ
linked to: The Grapes of Wrath
associatedWithEvent Dust Bowl migration ⓘ
linked to: Dust Bowl migrants

Great Depression ⓘ
basedIn Oklahoma ⓘ
characterTrait idealistic ⓘ
youthful ⓘ
creator John Steinbeck ⓘ
fictionalUniverse The Grapes of Wrath universe ⓘ
linked to: The Grapes of Wrath
firstAppearance The Grapes of Wrath (1939 novel) ⓘ
linked to: The Grapes of Wrath
genre realist fiction ⓘ
social protest novel ⓘ
language English ⓘ
literaryPeriod American literature of the Great Depression ⓘ
medium novel ⓘ
memberOf Joad family by marriage ⓘ
linked to: Joad family
motivation desire for education in radio and electronics ⓘ
nationality American ⓘ
occupation aspiring radio technician ⓘ
farm worker ⓘ
plotAction abandons Rose of Sharon Joad ⓘ
leaves the Joad family during migration to California ⓘ
relationshipToJoadFamily in-law ⓘ
relativeOf Rose of Sharon Joad ⓘ
roleInStory Rose of Sharon’s husband ⓘ
minor character ⓘ
setting California ⓘ
Oklahoma ⓘ
Route 66 ⓘ
linked to: U.S. Route 66
spouse Rose of Sharon Joad ⓘ
symbolism failed American Dream ⓘ
youthful disillusionment ⓘ
timePeriod 1930s ⓘ

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Rose of Sharon Joad → hasSpouse → Connie Rivers ⓘ
Rose of Sharon → spouse → Connie Rivers ⓘ