Summary Of The Grapes Of Wrath

In Chapter 9 in The Grapes of Wrath we read that the families are getting foreclosed by the banks for the loans that they owed. Steinbeck used short sentences in paragraph 3 to show how fast they had to sell items to move to the west. We can also read that the families had to sell off expensive items for a small fraction what they were bought for to offload them faster. In paragraph 4, the commentator said “Fifty cents isn’t enough to get for a good plow. That seeder cost thirty-eight dollars. Two dollars isn’t enough.” When we take a look at paragraph 7, we can see that it isn’t easy for the buyers either “You’re not buying only junk, you’re buying junked lives. And more--you’ll see--you’re buying bitterness.” We also see how they are angry