I wish it had been more faithful to the text. Sure even John Ford’s Grapes of Wrath softens the ending to the point of changing the meaning. Hitchcock’s Lifeboat reduces Joe Spencer. But Ed as a washed up baseball player? Nah dawg. That said, Steinbeck was cool with adaptions.(Not Lifeboat, though.)

August 22, 2025 - 22:40 UTC

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Well, had to work that baseball bat in for the broken arm. Ed Ricketts, upon whom the fictional character Doc was based, was in the army twice, so most likely played baseball at times if not professionally. (Just learned Joseph Campbell was one of his assistants.) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Ricketts
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There’s a lot more to learn about Ricketts, Steinbeck, and Campbell, lol!
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