"The Grapes of Wrath" by John Steinbeck.

Grapes of Wrath: The Hero's Ending
The Hero's Journey
Separation (from the known)
The Call
The Threshold (with guardians, helpers, and mentor)
Initiation and Transformation
The Challenges
The Abyss
The Transformation
The Revelation
The Atonement
The Return (to the known world)
The Return (with a Gift)
A traditional Hero's Journey story follows the pattern above. The story follows the hero on his journal from point A, through obstacles, to point B, and then, traditionally, back to point A, but forever changed. At first glace, The Grapes of Wrath is a traditional hero's story, following To…