These allusions help add depth to the plot of the play by linking the play to other similar, well-known stories. ... He tells about how hard he had to work to make the farm a good place to live. ... Now, he is talking about how the farm is his and how he worked so hard to make it what it is. ... The Eben mentions that Cabot never shared the farm with anyone, Cabot blames that on Eben's mother's parents saying that they were trying to steal the farm from him. ... The allusions add depth to the plot and also make the play more interesting. ...

• Word Count: 710
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

To become a story, a literary piece must have eight elements of fiction: Plot, Setting, Point of View, Characterization, Style/Tone, Theme, Conflict, and Symbols. ... O"Connor was no stranger to the country for the reason that she did grow up in the south and on a 500 acre dairy farm (Charters, 1116). ...

• Word Count: 443
• Approx Pages: 2
• Has Bibliography
• 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