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the migration. He viewed it as a highly exaggerated piece on the circumstances the migrants experienced. In the "Myth of the Okies,” he even stated that California was an improvement compared to the situation the migrants had originally been in. Windschuttle and Steinbeck approached the era of the Okies with different perspectives due to their differing backgrounds and intentions. After working side by side with a migrant farmer, Steinbeck realized how difficult the life of a migrant was. From that point forward, he held a soft spot in his heart for them. When the Dust Bowl hit, thousands of migrants began to move west. In an attempt to stop this, California passed the "Anti-Okie Law,” a law that made it a crime to aid nonresidents coming into California. Because of his shared experience with Okie farmers, Steinbeck was determined to put a stop to it. Consequently, he began to actively attempt to inform the public of this maltreatment. At first, his efforts were in vain, in fact, it wasn 't until he wrote The Grapes of Wrath that he caused uproar in America. Targeting the public 's compassionate nature, Steinbeck portrayed the conditions the migrants in a manner that showed the depth of their mistreatment. When the Joads first arrive at a camp, Ma begins to cook a stew with the remainder of the pork she had. Due to the wafting aroma of the stew, children gather around her with yearning eyes. Seeing their expression, Ma turns towards her family and says, "I can 't send…

Grapes of Wrath Essay The Grapes of Wrath is a story of the Joad family during the Dust bowl, and about their journey to California in search of work. Throughout the book, you see how the characters treat one another in hard times, and how it effects them. Dehumanization and brutality plays a huge part throughout the story and it shapes the way the characters act, feel, and say. The Joads are from Oklahoma, and are referred to as "Okies". It was originally used to describe people, but it soon…

The term “alienation” describes the event where an individual is excluded from a certain group or activity but should have rights to participation; one character in The Grapes of Wrath who faced alienation is Al Joad. In the novel, Al is described as a teenage boy who loves women and cars. Al, similar to the rest of the family, becomes classified as an Okie; according to the Californian landowners, Okies lack talent and drive. Al aspires to work in a garage to repair cars; consequently, his past…

Just like a lot of children from the 1936-1960’s that got little or no education, both my parents also went through that. My parent’s school was one classroom, where the professor would teach students from different ages and different grades at the same time. Both of my parents only stayed in school till six grade, they were about 10 to 11 years old, they had to stop their education because they has to help their parent. Their families were extremely big, in my dad’s family, they were over 10…

The Dust of Wrath Although many believe that the background of America’s westward expansion during the nineteenth century is one drenched in riches and prosperity for the country and her citizens, the reality is that this movement more than anything was the destruction of their hopes and dreams of growth as illustrated in John Steinbeck’s “The Grapes of Wrath.” In this novel the author creates sympathy for all those affected by the Dust Bowl by depicting the story of the Joads as they face the…

In chapter 17, John Steinbeck wrote an intercalary chapter to elaborate the conditions of the families that migrated to California during the Dust Bowl in order to find jobs then result in uniting together to help each other cope and endure with difficult circumstances that they were facing. All the families in the east are moving westward toward a better life. As they travel, groups of families spring up on the sides of the street where there is shade and water. At the point when families…

Scott Bransford uses his piece “Camping for Their Lives” to discuss the growing number of ‘tent cities’, or small ramshackle communities of homeless people, in the western portion of America (McWhorter, 2015, 385). Bransford opens with a picture painted scene of Taco Flat, a tent city located near Fresno, and anecdotes from its residents to guide the audience into the reasons behind said cities. Bransford appears to subscribe to the quote from Larry Haynes found in the article that states: what…

Steinbeck full name was John Ernst Steinbeck Jr, he was a male born in Salinas California on February 27, 1902 who died at age 66 on December 20, 1968 in New York City, New York. Steinbeck came from a Christian background and did believe in God and in the bible as well. His religious views and believes do shape his novel and we can see this through Casey who was a preacher and also used to deliver sermons at one point, yet he changes and decides to leave that life style behind and “explores”…

close, and I was home alone. Well, technically I was dog sitting my cousins dog, Okie. He is a small, white Maltese that just loves to sleep. I had decided to start my homework and chores early today, so that I could have a whole weekend of freedom. I grabbed my backpack from the kitchen and ran upstairs to my bedroom. The blue carpet was soft and was nice to sit on. I grabbed a pillow and wasted hours on homework. Every so often, Okie would come in and sleep on pillows, but didn't exactly look…

the novel as well, and, in several respects, especially on the men’s part. “Pa and Uncle John gaze "helplessly" at the sick man Rose of Sharon feeds bespeaks not only their feeling of vulnerability but also their impulse to help. With the only means they have at hand they do help: Pa, especially, puts aside his authority as the male elder and forgoes any word of sarcasm or defeatism; in silence both men acquiesce to the extraordinary thing Ma urges the daughter to do,” aver Carroll Britch and…