Grapes of Wrath Book Report When first released in 1939, The Grapes of Wrath, written by novelist John Steinbeck, created quite a stir among Americans still coping with the depression. ... Or grapes. ... The "grapes" of the novel are mostly associated to Grandpa, and at this point represent the dream of a greater life. ... He is buried in a quilt burrowed from Sairy (Sarah), who also offers a blank page out of her and Ivy's bible, so Tom can write a note explaining the circumstances of his Grandfather's death incase the body is ever dug up in the future. ... John Steinbeck'...

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• Grade Level: High School

John Steinbeck wrote The Grapes of Wrath during a critical time of the world. ... The different roles that Ma Joad takes on in The Grapes of Wrath include the role of the provider for more than just physical needs, the role of a leader, and the role of a realistic human. ... Also, note that Pa Joad says that men used to be the one's making the decision and now the women is stepping out of her traditional household role. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

The Grapes of Wrath For many people in America, anger, discontent, and disillusionment characterized the years immediately following World War One. ... Approximately 10 years later, another highly acclaimed writer, by the name of John Steinbeck, had also adapted this new writing style as his own, especially in The Grapes of Wrath. ... In The Grapes of Wrath, fate is terribly cruel to the Joad family. ... Note that this break down of societal structure demonstrated with this quote is just like in The Sun Also Rises. ... In both The Sun Also Rises and The Grapes of Wrath, the writers use na...

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• Grade Level: High School

The parable ends with a promise that God's wrath will be turned away if the people of Israel return to following God's law. ... This passage notes that "The Lord planted a garden in the east, toward Eden" (Gen. 2:8) and "Out of the ground the Lord God caused to grow every tree that is pleasing to the sight and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil (Gen. 2:9)." ... Deuteronomy 24:21 discusses the "grapes of thy vineyard," suggesting that the grapes as output and the vineyard should be considered together. ... T...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Our intelligence has grown since the cave man ages. With this growing intelligence we have began to develop new ideas and method that are becoming more effective. Writers have an enormous impact on society, the power of word is able to sway to a new idea or may very well change our way of living. Wh...

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1. Born on September 4th, 1908, Richard Wright was born in Roxie, Mississippi (outside of Natchez) on a plantation where his illiterate father was a sharecropper. Wright was raised by his relatives at by the age of 17, he was ready to get out into the world. He headed into Memphis, Tennessee (his relatives lived right outside the city) where he worked odd jobs and educated himself. He read array of novels as he grew up and his education helped him realize the unjust ways of segregation. ...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

The English period of Renaissance led to the breaking of the medieval knowledge and philosophy, infusing a new spirit of freedom, introducing a note of patriotism and national glorification, and also accompanying a revolt against the authority of the Pope. ...

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