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. ... The opening chapter describes the lives of farm owners dealing with the drought in Oklahoma along with a dust storm. ... In chapter three, some symbolism is noticed in a turtle that has great difficulty crossing the highway, foreshadowing the journey in the next chapter. After meeting Jim Casy in chapter four, they finally reach the Joad farm that has been deserted and damaged. ... Inter-chapter fourtee...

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John Steinbeck explores these ideas in his book East of Eden. ... His first successful book was Tortilla Flat written in 1935. ... The story itself is about Adam Trask, who enters the story in chapter two. ... Chapter four introduces a new character, Cathy Ames, and through the chapter we learn about her and how her life intersects with Adam's. ... I would recommend the book to anyone who likes stories of this type, but I don't feel the book is for everyone. ...

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Steinbeck describes how the dust bowl developed and pushed the farmers out of the western plains states in the first few chapters of the book. ... In chapter 13, the family dog gets run over by a car, an event that foreshadows the death of Grandpa Joad. ... Tom Joad undergoes the most dramatic change in the book. At the beginning of the book he is very self-interested. ... Grandpa Joad was the "law- in the beginning of the book. ...

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I feel that Steinbech wrote this book for a reason, and that was to make us aware of the situations that happened back then. ... Steinbeck uses many symbols throughout his book to make points, from the turtle to the rain at the end. ... (Steinbeck) We see many examples of this, and one is in chapter 15 at the truck station. ... Then we look at chapter 17 and we see the person at the car dump gives Tom and Al things at a good discount. ... In the second chapter we take a look at the truck driver who gives Tom a ride. ...

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I feel that Steinbech wrote this book for a reason, and that was to make us aware of the situations that happened back then. ... Steinbeck uses many symbols throughout his book to make points, from the turtle to the rain at the end. ... (Steinbeck) We see many examples of this, and one is in chapter 15 at the truck station. ... Then we look at chapter 17 and we see the person at the car dump gives Tom and Al things at a good discount. ... In the second chapter we take a look at the truck driver who gives Tom a ride. ...

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These two phenomena allowed Steinbeck to create his best selling and most influential book, The Grapes of Wrath. ... In the book, Ma Joad exemplifies this belief when she says "We"re the people we go on" (Steinbbeck ). ... In chapter fourteen, in one of the intercalary chapters the narrator asserts that humans are "unlike any other thing organic or inorganic in the universe... Both texts are written with intercalary chapters. ...

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The book also intrigues the reader by drawing empathy from him/her. A good example of this is in the first chapter, how Steinbeck plays George and Lennie off each other. ... These conflictions create intrigue and keep the reader pondering the ---------- of the book. ... The last sentence of the book deals directly with this aspect. ... This kind of common knowledge takes us back to how the book creates a sense of community. ...

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Steinbeck believed that a book (the Bible) was much realer than experience (O'Connor, p16). ... A quote from Chapter Seventeen in The Grapes of Wrath provides another example of how Steinbeck alluded to Bible stories: "The families learned what rights must be observed - the right of privacy in the tent; the right to keep the past black hidden in the heart; the right to talk and to listen; the right to refuse help or to accept..." ... Throughout the entirety of the book, there are numerous references to God, Jesus, Moses, and Biblical stories. ... A controversial quote in Chapter twenty-...

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The book established Steinbeck as a writer of distinction. ... (Grolier's) My report on of mice and men The book that I have read that has really stayed with me is Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. ... My quotation from the book The Pearl All things are in gods hands In my understanding all things good or bad , Happen to a variaty of people for all kinds of reasons. ... New York Penguin Book Co, 1993 Steinbeck, John. Of Mice and Men New York Penguin Book Co, 1993 Table of Contents Chapter page I. ...

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For my theme paper, I chose option C, which required reading another book by one of the authors that we have already read a novel by in order to provide an analysis of the book and the author. ... Just like The Pearl, this book also made me feel as if I was right there along with the characters. ... The first chapter did a tremendous job in establishing the relationship between George and Lenny. ... Later on in the book, the men all agree that the best thing for the dog is to shoot it. ... This book demonstrates how a male friendship would ideally be. ...

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(Chapter 4, page 12) From the above quote, Crooks reveals how easy it is to feel crazy when you are alone. ... Every character in the book is different and no protagonists act alike. Nobody in the book shared the same interests or dreams as Candy did. ...

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In the chapter "Living Together VS Going It Alone," Richard Nisbett finds the Asians tend to have similar opinions as John Donne. ... In John Steinbeck's novel Of Mice and Men, the behaviors of individualism and collectivism magnifies on George, who is the main character in the book. ... " George constantly imagines his life without Lennie because similar complains appear in the book several times. ...

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The main theme of the book is the fear of loneliness and the need to dream that all men innately have. ... Also, in The Grapes of Wrath has alternative chapters expressing personal commentary on the general state of America and gives in The Grapes of Wrath a much more encompassing feel; rather than just an isolated view of a Californian work camp, it shows a mass migration of Okies as well as the people who despise them. ... Over the course of the book, she actually replaces Pa as the head of the family, and this goes against the typical stereotype of the "weak and feeble" woman. ... This is...

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• Grade Level: High School