EXPANSION OF VIEWPOINT As the novel The Grapes of Wrath progresses, the Joads progress from a concern only for themselves and their own personal welfare to a concern for all the people in the world. ... Chapter seventeen is one of the general chapters that shows the growth of the new migrant society that has it's own laws and leaders. ... In chapter twenty the family looses both Connie and Casy. ...
Novel: The Grapes of Wrath Author: John Steinbeck Entry for: Part 3, Chapter 22 "There was color in the light now, a reddish gleam the image of the mountain and the light coming over it were reflected in their eyes" (Steinbeck 397). ... Entry for: Part 3, Chapter 25 "The spring is beautiful in California. ... Then the first tendrils of the grapes swelling from the old gnarled vines, cascade down to cover the trunks" (Steinbeck 473). ... Entry for: Part 3, Chapter 26 "The black cloud had crossed the sky, a blob of dark against the stars. ... Entry for: Part 3, Chapter 28 "...
Grapes of Wrath, Chapters 1-11: 5 out of 8 questions 1.What does the setting of the opening scene suggest about the rest of the novel? ... What important qualities does the land turtle have as described in Chapter 3? The land turtle described in chapter three shows intense determination to get to his destination. ... What is the function of the other short chapters (1, 3, 5, etc)? What does Chapter 7 imply about used-car salesmen? ...
Setting: The book starts out in Oklahoma, during the Dust Bowl of the 1930's. The ground is very dry and there is no work for the farmers. It seems nearly like a desert the way the author portrays it. The Joads find themselves in a Hooverville, or a run down shantytown, a government camp, which...
