In the first chapter John Steinbeck tells us about George and Lennie thinking about the future and filling their minds with happiness. ... Lennie is a big part of Georges shared finances with Lennie because he more or less made about as much as George did. This is made clear in the part where George, Lennie and Candy talk about their financial plans. ...
Written in 1952, the story itself is part fiction and part personal history. ... Through most of chapter one, he continues to talk about his grandparents and their children, but only his grandfather ever really enters the story at any point. The story itself is about Adam Trask, who enters the story in chapter two. ... The chapter ends with the death of the brothers" father, and Adam's return home. Chapter four introduces a new character, Cathy Ames, and through the chapter we learn about her and how her life intersects with Adam's. ...
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 fourteen displays the gradual recognition of the gathering migrants, which show that there is strength uniting together. ... So he tells Ma before they part that he wants to continue the work Casy ...
Upon his return, Casy has decided that sin and virtue are all part of the same thing- the Emersonian concept of the Oversoul. This states that that the souls of all humans are only part of a larger soul that encompasses every one. This is in accordance with socialist belief, that all humans are a part of a whole. ... 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. ...
This happened because of the weakening effectiveness of labor unions, the emergence of part-time employment, the growth of employment in smaller firms, and the growth of low wage service jobs. ... (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. ...
This happened because of the weakening effectiveness of labor unions, the emergence of part-time employment, the growth of employment in smaller firms, and the growth of low wage service jobs. ... (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. ...
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..." ... Of Mice and Men is set entirely in this part of California and Steinbeck goes into great detail in the novel to describe it. ... A controversial quote in Chapter twenty-five shows Steinbeck's message clearly, "Burn coffee for fuel in the ships. ...
Carlson wants Candy's dog to be put down, but Candy is hesitant to part with his old companion. ... In chapter three, Lennie gets involved in a physical quarrel, however, he does not fight back. ... This quote played an important part in George's decision making when it came to Lennie being "put down.... Would the events in the novel unfolded the way they did if Candy's dog were never part of the narrative? ...
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. ... The depletion of soil was in part due to poor agriculture practices, and had the sharecroppers not worked the land so hard in the drought it might not have blown away. ... Racism and prejudice were also a large part of life in the 1930's, whether you accepted it or not. ...
In John Donne's epigraph, "No Man is an Island": "No Man is an island; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of main." ... In the chapter "Living Together VS Going It Alone," Richard Nisbett finds the Asians tend to have similar opinions as John Donne. ...
