They dreamed of earning enough money to have a big farm on their own. Lennie wanted to own bunnies on that farm and George told him that they would. ... Not only because of the how great it is to read about someone helping and caring for another person; a great friendship, but also because the actual plot of the story is good. ... This is where they run into problems because Curley has a lot of say when it comes to the farm. ... George did later on get the farm he knew that Lennie would like. ...

• Word Count: 830
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

Even the farm owners were always short of money. ... The fact that Atticus takes on this case provides interest in the plot. ... Hence the time and place play an important role in creating the whole plot and the characters. ...

• Word Count: 486
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

They had watched their parents lose their businesses, their farms, their jobs [and] their hopes" (Brokaw XIX). ... C) Summary of the plot concept: The idea of Tom Brokaw's The Greatest Generation is to introduce the reader to a "generation almost forgotten." ... The plot concept was to give glory to a people that little know of, and to educate those who may have forgotten about these Veteran's sacrifices. ... They had watched their parents lose their businesses, their farms, their jobs, their hopes. ...

• Word Count: 1692
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

The Grapes of Wrath is a novel by John Steinbeck that exposes the desperate conditions under which the migratory farm families of America during the 1930's lived. ... They had to uproot and set adrift because tractors were rapidly industrializing their farms. ... As the plot thickens, it's understood that the cause of all these restrictions and social barriers are those known as The Council of Scholars. ...

• Word Count: 1049
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

Recently I have read a book called "Of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck. The novella deals with several important issues of the 1930's, for example the Great Depression and Discrimination against coloured people. Also it is involved with the American Dream. Which the two main characters are chasing....

• Word Count: 1203
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

The two main characters, Lennie Small and George Milton, are just a couple of hard working ranch hands trying to "make their stake" and achieve their dream of having a farm of their very own. ... One result of his style is that almost every sentence is important in one way or another, either in developing a character, moving the plot forward, or hinting at action to come. ...

• Word Count: 988
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

During World War I the federal government had subsidized farms, and paid really high prices for wheat and other grains. The federal government had told farmers to buy more land, to modernize their methods with the latest in farm technology, and to produce more food. ... The court trial is a major plot crescendo in the book. ...

• Word Count: 1892
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

The Joads, as well as thousands of other families, were forced to leave the homes they lived in and the lands they farmed on for many generations (Hinton 1). ... The Grapes of Wrath not only has an interesting plot following the Joad family in the times of depression but is very accurate in bringing an understanding of what hardships were beard in the 1930's throughout the depression....

• Word Count: 1628
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate