Themes:
People vs. Moloch, We vs. I
Characters:
Summary:
All the farmers and families of the farmers are starting to come together as they move more West, and the camps along the road have become little communities. Families are extending from 10 to 20 families becoming one, and they all have there own rules and ways of living.
Monday, May 2, 2011
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
G.O.W. Chapter 16
Themes:
People vs. Moloch, Strength of Women, Importance of family
Characters:
Joad Family, Wilson Family, Casey, One eyed man, Camp owner
Summary:
The Joads and Wilsons finally reach California. Connie and Rose of Sharon discuss there plans for California, Connie plans to take night classes and work during the day and they want to buy a house for themselves but Ma, who is big on sticking together as an entire family, doesn't like this idea. The Wilsons car breaks down again and tom and casey offer to stay behind and get it fixed and then meet up with the family and the men of the family agree but Ma would not allow it at all. She does not want to break up the family at all. So the family and the extended family wait behind as Tom and Al go into town to buy some parts. They arrive at a car lot where they meet a very unhappy one eyed man. He doesn't wear a patch or anything he just leaves his empty eye socket out in the open for everyone to see. They begin talking to the man about moving to California and he seems to be very sad and has given up on life in a way, tom tells him to buck up and cover his eye and go make something of his life. But the man continues to whine about his terrible life. The boys arrive back at the camp that night after getting the car fixed a lot faster then they expected. The owner of the campy tells them that they have to pay for the extra car even though the rest of there family already paid. They start conversing about there voyage to California and another man tells them that there isn't as much work as they think and then tells them that his wife and children starved to death because they went to California and couldn't find work so he couldn't feed his family.
People vs. Moloch, Strength of Women, Importance of family
Characters:
Joad Family, Wilson Family, Casey, One eyed man, Camp owner
Summary:
The Joads and Wilsons finally reach California. Connie and Rose of Sharon discuss there plans for California, Connie plans to take night classes and work during the day and they want to buy a house for themselves but Ma, who is big on sticking together as an entire family, doesn't like this idea. The Wilsons car breaks down again and tom and casey offer to stay behind and get it fixed and then meet up with the family and the men of the family agree but Ma would not allow it at all. She does not want to break up the family at all. So the family and the extended family wait behind as Tom and Al go into town to buy some parts. They arrive at a car lot where they meet a very unhappy one eyed man. He doesn't wear a patch or anything he just leaves his empty eye socket out in the open for everyone to see. They begin talking to the man about moving to California and he seems to be very sad and has given up on life in a way, tom tells him to buck up and cover his eye and go make something of his life. But the man continues to whine about his terrible life. The boys arrive back at the camp that night after getting the car fixed a lot faster then they expected. The owner of the campy tells them that they have to pay for the extra car even though the rest of there family already paid. They start conversing about there voyage to California and another man tells them that there isn't as much work as they think and then tells them that his wife and children starved to death because they went to California and couldn't find work so he couldn't feed his family.
G.O.W. Chapter 15
Themes:
We vs. I, People vs. Moloch
Characters:
Mae-waitress
Summary:
Mae watches cars drive by and begins to realize patterns. Rich people who stop in are rude no matter what. Truck drivers will come back if the service is nice and the coffee is good. Okies are different. They have nothing and appreciate the food.
We vs. I, People vs. Moloch
Characters:
Mae-waitress
Summary:
Mae watches cars drive by and begins to realize patterns. Rich people who stop in are rude no matter what. Truck drivers will come back if the service is nice and the coffee is good. Okies are different. They have nothing and appreciate the food.
G.O.W. Chapter 14
Themes:
People vs. Moloch
Characters:
Farmers
Summary:
People in the west don't realize what is happening in the rest of the country. There are starving, jobless, homeless people and the numbers are increasing rapidly. And they are afraid that all the farmers could revolt. There is strength in numbers and that's why they have some fear towards them.
People vs. Moloch
Characters:
Farmers
Summary:
People in the west don't realize what is happening in the rest of the country. There are starving, jobless, homeless people and the numbers are increasing rapidly. And they are afraid that all the farmers could revolt. There is strength in numbers and that's why they have some fear towards them.
Monday, April 25, 2011
G.O.W. Chapter 13
Themes:
People vs. Moloch
Characters:
Summary:
The family travels along Highway 66 and Al listens and keeps account of how well the truck is. He asks Ma if California will be just like they dreamed and Ma replies saying that she doesn't want to get hers/or anyone else's hopes up. So all they can do is think about what they have now. They come to a rest stop and try to buy gas. The station owner says assumes that they have no money and will probably try to bum some free gas like everybody else who comes to his pump. People who have money go to the corpperate yellow painted pumps.
People vs. Moloch
Characters:
Summary:
The family travels along Highway 66 and Al listens and keeps account of how well the truck is. He asks Ma if California will be just like they dreamed and Ma replies saying that she doesn't want to get hers/or anyone else's hopes up. So all they can do is think about what they have now. They come to a rest stop and try to buy gas. The station owner says assumes that they have no money and will probably try to bum some free gas like everybody else who comes to his pump. People who have money go to the corpperate yellow painted pumps.
Sunday, April 24, 2011
G.O.W. Chapter 12
Themes:
The meaning of home/importance of family
Characters:
Summary:
We get to the road now. Highway 66. It's a migrant road. Steinbeck just talks about how people use this road all for a similar purpose.
The meaning of home/importance of family
Characters:
Summary:
We get to the road now. Highway 66. It's a migrant road. Steinbeck just talks about how people use this road all for a similar purpose.
G.O.W. Chapter 11
Themes:
Connection to the land
Characters:
Summary:
Steinbeck tells us that when the farmers leave the land, it becomes part of a company. The company has people work on the land and they have no real connection to the land. A farmer has needs that the land can provide. But a worker has needs that the company provides. He doesn't care about the land, but what he gets out of wasting his time on it. A farmer is one with his land.
Connection to the land
Characters:
Summary:
Steinbeck tells us that when the farmers leave the land, it becomes part of a company. The company has people work on the land and they have no real connection to the land. A farmer has needs that the land can provide. But a worker has needs that the company provides. He doesn't care about the land, but what he gets out of wasting his time on it. A farmer is one with his land.
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