14) Theme of desire to escape, or maybe fix what has been done
“Poor fella,”said the preacher. “Poor lonely fella. Did he go to church much when his woman died”(Steinbeck 69).
HL There is a significant lack of quality medical procedures and concern for any health problems represented when Uncle John’s wife dies of appendicitis. Uncle John heavily takes the blame of the death of his wife, and it takes a toll on his life, and he becomes paranoid. He uses every opportunity he can to make it up to whoever with treats and extra concern for the health of others. The sad truth is he had to lose …show more content…
Grapes of Wrath revolves around this hierarchy built in to what is considered the social class. Everyone loves to be the ones that are not the underdog and only create more instability among the lower class by projecting a hostile approach to their well-being. The car owners who are apparently experts on cars take advantage of their customers and have a nasty way of persuading people to buy cars including the act of patronizing them for their lack of money. The man in the store who says this country isn’t big enough for the rich and poor is a prime example of how he underestimates the ability of mobility from one social class to another, or in other words that poor can rise to rich or vice