We may be migrants in our own countries‚ as in the case of a family in the central United States who was forced to leave their homes as a result of the Great Depression and migrate West in search of a better life in California. In the book “Grapes of Wrath” we learn about a family that had lost everything‚ including their house and land‚ and was forced to live with an uncle. Soon‚ they
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Whilst John Steinbeck’s “The Grapes of Wrath” has always been judged as a valuable work of literature‚ “The Moon is Down”‚ although accepted as a piece of WW2 propaganda‚ has been criticised as “well intention but poorly conceived”.[1] To what extent do you agree with the judgement of these two texts? According to Montgomery et al’s “Ways of Reading”‚ F.R. Leavis stated that to achieve the position of a literary “classic”‚ a novel should have; “Characteristics such as complexity‚ aesthetic unity
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The Grapes of Wrath written by John Steinbeck is written in a peculiar way using intercalary chapters. Every other chapter of the novel is plot‚ while the other half is a descriptive exposition of the lives of farmers during the great depression and the Dust Bowl. Steinbeck incorporates a great use of diction such as parallelism and strong syntax. In chapter five‚ he truly engages these skills to almost set the tone of the novel‚ which appears to be antagonistic and desperate. Steinbeck achieves
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four women in John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath represent these four archetypes and take on responsibilities that‚ in the end‚ help the family succeed in achieving their dreams. Ma Joad is a woman of strength and hope who is the backbone of the family. She represents the Mother Nature archetype because she possesses the physical aspect of guiding the family and staying strong when the family needs her most. Steinbeck shows the importance of Ma’s character by the syntax usage to describe her
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accordingly. In the novels The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain the two protagonists‚ Tom Joad and Huckleberry Finn their morals changed with certain circumstances they were put in and were not influenced by the law itself. Throughout each one of the books all of the characters showed growth and developed in three main areas socially‚ politically‚ economically‚ and with family. In The Grapes of Wrath‚ Tom Joad goes through many obstacles that
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every way to break their spirits and push them down to the point where they had no spirit left to defy their masters or secede from their authority. But the slaves did not succumb to their oppressors‚ the slaves did the opposite and gave their masters wrath and together they rose up past the hardships‚ together they rose up from there bondage and captivity‚ together they rose up from there drudgery and rebelled. As the owners rules on slave life got harsher to scare them from escaping‚ the slaves got
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sitting in her trailer like any other day but the suddenly off the ground and floating in mid air. She passed out in the middle but when she woke up‚ she was in the magical land of Oz. She arrived in Oz due another tornado. Amy is an interesting character. She is courageous‚ a quick thinker‚ intelligent and also kind and caring. Later on she meets Mombi and joins the Revolutionary Order of the Wicked. Through the Order she learns about
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Mrs. Hofeditz AP English IV February 14‚ 2013 Conflict and Generosity within The Grapes of Wrath When a family becomes a victim to severe debt‚ attitudes change‚ the family tends to grow apart‚ and the members must cope. This was common during the Great Depression in the 1930’s after the collapse of the stock market‚ and a plethora of families flooded to California in search of a promising future. Home to Tom Joad and his family‚ the deteriorating economy of the Great Depression depicts the changing
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called to the one hope that belongs to your call— one Lord‚ one faith‚ one baptism‚ ...” Ephesians 4:1-6 In the book “The Grapes of Wrath‚” Steinbeck clearly expresses that human unity is the key to survival. All the way back to the Biblical ages to present day humans have survived with the help and bond of one another. One people‚ one world. Steinbeck’s novel‚ “The Grapes of Wrath‚” greatly builds upon the universally known stories
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everyone equally regardless of differences. Also‚ don’t be secretive in your motives. When you know something bad is going to happen prevent it. Joseph resisted temptation from an evil woman‚ which could have betrayed his master and disgrace God. One character trait he has is integrity. He did what was right regardless of the consequences.
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