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.
G.O.W. Chapter 10
Themes:
Connection to the land, importance of family
Characters:
Summary:
We see that the center of the family has moved from the house to the truck. As stated on pg.99 "The house was dead, and the fields were dead; but this truck was the active thing, the living principle." This starts the change in the connection to the land. As they move closer to california they are moving just as far away from home both in distance and symbol. They move from a man made scene to a machine scene. We also see a foreshadow on pg. 101. It says "Some folks figgered it was a good respectable thing to have a preacher along. Ef somebody died, preacher burried em. Weddin' come due, or overdue, an' there's your preacher. baby come, an' you got a christener right under the roof." There are two old people traveling that could die, and a pregnant woman. And who knows maybe somebody will get married too.
Grampa Joad doesn't want to leave the land so they drug his coffee and when he falls asleep, they load him up and take off.
Connection to the land, importance of family
Characters:
Summary:
We see that the center of the family has moved from the house to the truck. As stated on pg.99 "The house was dead, and the fields were dead; but this truck was the active thing, the living principle." This starts the change in the connection to the land. As they move closer to california they are moving just as far away from home both in distance and symbol. They move from a man made scene to a machine scene. We also see a foreshadow on pg. 101. It says "Some folks figgered it was a good respectable thing to have a preacher along. Ef somebody died, preacher burried em. Weddin' come due, or overdue, an' there's your preacher. baby come, an' you got a christener right under the roof." There are two old people traveling that could die, and a pregnant woman. And who knows maybe somebody will get married too.
Grampa Joad doesn't want to leave the land so they drug his coffee and when he falls asleep, they load him up and take off.
G.O.W. Chapter 9
Themes:
We vs. I, People vs. Moloch
Characters:
Summary:
Steinbeck talks about how farmers in general prepare to go to california. The farmers have to sell most of their belongings to get money for the trip and to maximize space for traveling. So now that all the farmers are selling and buying all sorts of things, they are bound to run into brokers who pay low prices, because they know that the farmers can't do anything about it. The farmers come back to their wives with little or no belongings and very small amounts of money and they can't do anything about it.
We vs. I, People vs. Moloch
Characters:
Summary:
Steinbeck talks about how farmers in general prepare to go to california. The farmers have to sell most of their belongings to get money for the trip and to maximize space for traveling. So now that all the farmers are selling and buying all sorts of things, they are bound to run into brokers who pay low prices, because they know that the farmers can't do anything about it. The farmers come back to their wives with little or no belongings and very small amounts of money and they can't do anything about it.
G.O.W. Chapter 8
Themes:
Importance of Family, Connection to the land
Characters:
Summary:
Tom comes home and at first neither pa or ma recognizes him. He is accepted with a warm family greeting and sits down for breakfast with the family. Then they go to take a look at the truck they will be traveling to california in. It needs work but they are optimistic about the trip.
Importance of Family, Connection to the land
Characters:
Grandpa
Founder of Joad farm
Grandma
Noah
Oldest son. We get the impression that he’s deformed. He is quiet. Not interested in anything.
Al
Younger brother/mechanic. He is 16, up all night, chasing girls, doesn’t sleep much. He looks up to Tom because he thinks he is cool by killing someone and going to prison.
Rose of Sharon
Younger sister. Married to Connie Rivers.
Ruthie
Younger sister
Winfield
Youngest brother
Uncle John
Pa
Ma
Tom
Jim Casey
Summary:
Tom comes home and at first neither pa or ma recognizes him. He is accepted with a warm family greeting and sits down for breakfast with the family. Then they go to take a look at the truck they will be traveling to california in. It needs work but they are optimistic about the trip.
G.O.W. Chapter 7
Themes:
People vs. Moloch
Characters:
Summary:
At the used car lot salesmen take advantage of people in need. Where they are at the used cars are the way to go but they are asking way more than they are worth, even though they know these people are in need. They just want to make their money and like the bank, they can never stop profiting.
People vs. Moloch
Characters:
Summary:
At the used car lot salesmen take advantage of people in need. Where they are at the used cars are the way to go but they are asking way more than they are worth, even though they know these people are in need. They just want to make their money and like the bank, they can never stop profiting.
Saturday, April 23, 2011
Grapes Of Wrath: Chapter 6
Themes:
People vs. Moloch, Connection to the land
Characters:
Summary:
People vs. Moloch, Connection to the land
Characters:
Muley Graves-
symbol of a man who cannot leave the land. Symbol that a poor man is something; he has land. What is he if he leaves? He sends his kids and wife to California but he can’t leave.
He is stubborn- he will not leave until he is dead
Willy Frewley-
The tractor man/deputy-sheriff/man owned by the bank/$3 a day man
He is not free, he has to work
Tom Joad-
Main character
Jim Casey-
He was a preacher. He found something to live for again, he would go on with the Joad’s
Summary:
They find that the Joad house has been pushed over but is not yet destroyed totally. Tom finds out that something is wrong, nobody is there, not even neighbors. Something really bad has happened because nothing was really taken, just destroyed. As if whoever did it wasn't looking for them, they were just in the way.
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
words of the day
Declivity N
Running and eating right will keep your body away from any declivity.
Bemused ADJ
I am bemused at the fact that i have kept to myself for so long about not enjoying the company of the three witches...
Running and eating right will keep your body away from any declivity.
Bemused ADJ
I am bemused at the fact that i have kept to myself for so long about not enjoying the company of the three witches...
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Words of the day
Rivulet N
While drinking out of the rivulet I found a shiny diamond that I had come to call Thomas.
Germinate V
Mr. Fielding set in place a rule that no late homework would ever be accepted again in efforts towards his 11th grade class in which he has had quite some time to germinate over the years...
While drinking out of the rivulet I found a shiny diamond that I had come to call Thomas.
Germinate V
Mr. Fielding set in place a rule that no late homework would ever be accepted again in efforts towards his 11th grade class in which he has had quite some time to germinate over the years...
Monday, April 4, 2011
Words of the day 4/4
Pique N
James' pique came when he woke up to an empty city. He was too late.
Imperturbability N
Snipers have great control over their imperturbability.
James' pique came when he woke up to an empty city. He was too late.
Imperturbability N
Snipers have great control over their imperturbability.
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Video Questions
1.
Capitalism – Tom,
Southern tradition - Daisy
Middle class - Nick
Lower class – George, Myrtle,
Midwest – good calm
East – power and corruption
2.
• I would want to belong to more of a middle class because it would actually show that you worked harder for your money, rather than just inheriting it. People who actually put hard work into things are well rounded and would have better opportunities.
3.
• The Valley of Ashes represents the death of the American Dream.
• The Eyes of T.J. Eckleburg are the eyes of God. They are on a billboard in the valley of ashes.
• The green light at the end of Daisy’s dock represents Gatsby’s hope for him and daisy being together one day.
• The mantle clock represents Gatsby’s connection to time. He wants to stop time and go live in the past. When he is sitting there talking with daisy in Nicks house, where they were reacquainted for the first time in years, his mind goes back to before he left for the military and how happy they were. Then when the clock falls, it shows that he can’t go back in time and that he is living in the present.
She came from a wealthy family, which can be why her voice is “full of money”. And Gatsby starts to think that she is just staying with tom because of his money, so when she says she is staying with him her voice is being full of money.
4. Tom is old money. He is a racist and very controlling. He is also a womanizer and has cheated on Daisy with several women since they have been married.
Gatsby is new money. He wants Daisy more than anything else and he genuinely cares about her. He is one of, if not the only, nice character in the novel.
5. Daisy loves Gatsby, but she wont leave Tom because he has money, which makes her feel safe. When you love someone, which is all that is supposed to matter, as long as you are together. This shows that the American Dream is corrupted by the desire and security of money, and it manages to ruin the one pure thing in the world. Another example is the World Series in 1919, thrown by Wolfsheim. Baseball was an innocent sport and represented the American dream. But when Wolfsheim Gambled and brought money into the equation, he corrupted it.
6.
In the Jazz age, everything was going, going, going. Great music, people were cheerful, there were movie stars and glamour. Much like how Gatsby’s parties are ran. He has party’s all the time (mostly to attract Daisy), and all sorts of people from West Egg, East Egg and New York come and just have a good time.
7.
In New York City, a places where dreams meet reality. Tom knows where Gatsby gets his money from and so Daisy isn’t strong enough to take the risk and leave the security of Tom’s money for Gatsby.
Capitalism – Tom,
Southern tradition - Daisy
Middle class - Nick
Lower class – George, Myrtle,
Midwest – good calm
East – power and corruption
2.
• I would want to belong to more of a middle class because it would actually show that you worked harder for your money, rather than just inheriting it. People who actually put hard work into things are well rounded and would have better opportunities.
3.
• The Valley of Ashes represents the death of the American Dream.
• The Eyes of T.J. Eckleburg are the eyes of God. They are on a billboard in the valley of ashes.
• The green light at the end of Daisy’s dock represents Gatsby’s hope for him and daisy being together one day.
• The mantle clock represents Gatsby’s connection to time. He wants to stop time and go live in the past. When he is sitting there talking with daisy in Nicks house, where they were reacquainted for the first time in years, his mind goes back to before he left for the military and how happy they were. Then when the clock falls, it shows that he can’t go back in time and that he is living in the present.
She came from a wealthy family, which can be why her voice is “full of money”. And Gatsby starts to think that she is just staying with tom because of his money, so when she says she is staying with him her voice is being full of money.
4. Tom is old money. He is a racist and very controlling. He is also a womanizer and has cheated on Daisy with several women since they have been married.
Gatsby is new money. He wants Daisy more than anything else and he genuinely cares about her. He is one of, if not the only, nice character in the novel.
5. Daisy loves Gatsby, but she wont leave Tom because he has money, which makes her feel safe. When you love someone, which is all that is supposed to matter, as long as you are together. This shows that the American Dream is corrupted by the desire and security of money, and it manages to ruin the one pure thing in the world. Another example is the World Series in 1919, thrown by Wolfsheim. Baseball was an innocent sport and represented the American dream. But when Wolfsheim Gambled and brought money into the equation, he corrupted it.
6.
In the Jazz age, everything was going, going, going. Great music, people were cheerful, there were movie stars and glamour. Much like how Gatsby’s parties are ran. He has party’s all the time (mostly to attract Daisy), and all sorts of people from West Egg, East Egg and New York come and just have a good time.
7.
In New York City, a places where dreams meet reality. Tom knows where Gatsby gets his money from and so Daisy isn’t strong enough to take the risk and leave the security of Tom’s money for Gatsby.
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
words of the day
Aspirations N
I have high aspirations for my basketball team to go to state this year.
I have high aspirations for my basketball team to go to state this year.
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
words of the day
Exasperate V
My tough defence was enough to exasperate the point guard.
Affable ADJ
My affable personality allows my to make new friends quite easily.
My tough defence was enough to exasperate the point guard.
Affable ADJ
My affable personality allows my to make new friends quite easily.
Friday, January 21, 2011
words of the day
Decadent ADJ
I am decadent in that I always buy the nicest things right when they come out
Pastoral ADJ
I bought a farm on my quest to be more pastoral
I am decadent in that I always buy the nicest things right when they come out
Pastoral ADJ
I bought a farm on my quest to be more pastoral
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Words of the Day
Mesmerize (V)
I was mesmerized by the woman driving the hot dog truck because she was beautiful and i love hot dogs!
Sardonic (ADJ)
Anna's sardonic attitude caused me to fill a pillowcase full of bars of soap and beat the s%@# out of her...jk...
I was mesmerized by the woman driving the hot dog truck because she was beautiful and i love hot dogs!
Sardonic (ADJ)
Anna's sardonic attitude caused me to fill a pillowcase full of bars of soap and beat the s%@# out of her...jk...
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