Chapters twenty six through thirty give a climatic ending to The Grapes of Wrath. The very final chapter took me by surprise the most and I had to pause in my reading to go back over the section to make sure I wasn’t misreading anything. These last five chapters also help to give further support to several conclusive themes, such as family and unity. They go full circle, demonstrating how the characters and the migrants have changed since being pushed from their lands. This character development also helps to show the readers just how extensive and devastating the dustbowl was. All in all, while I did not particularly like The Grapes of Wrath per say, it was an interesting read, especially in these last few final chapters.
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Ma Joad says at one point, "Use ' ta be the family was fust. It ain 't so now. It 's anybody" (445). This contrasts greatly with the Joad’s initial view of family, as when they were all alive and together they believed that family took priority over all. Now, after suffering for so long, their views have changed to be more self-interested. The migrants’ loyalty to their families is also demonstrated by the boy at the end of the book, who “went an’ bust a winda an’ stoled some bread” (454) for his father, even when he was weak and hungry …show more content…
For the story to be so heavily alluding to Exodus from the Bible, the plot and setting was painted in a drastic and intense fashion to show how an allusion to God and the search of the Promised Lands was fitting for the situation. Because Steinbeck was able to effectively use this, he adds onto the story’s plot and characters in a way that is easily recognized as realistic for the situation. The story was written well enough that even those who didn’t live through the dustbowl could understand the dramatic effects of it on the country, several years after the actually travesty had
A month later, and …show more content…
Ma Joad says at one point, "Use ' ta be the family was fust. It ain 't so now. It 's anybody" (445). This contrasts greatly with the Joad’s initial view of family, as when they were all alive and together they believed that family took priority over all. Now, after suffering for so long, their views have changed to be more self-interested. The migrants’ loyalty to their families is also demonstrated by the boy at the end of the book, who “went an’ bust a winda an’ stoled some bread” (454) for his father, even when he was weak and hungry …show more content…
For the story to be so heavily alluding to Exodus from the Bible, the plot and setting was painted in a drastic and intense fashion to show how an allusion to God and the search of the Promised Lands was fitting for the situation. Because Steinbeck was able to effectively use this, he adds onto the story’s plot and characters in a way that is easily recognized as realistic for the situation. The story was written well enough that even those who didn’t live through the dustbowl could understand the dramatic effects of it on the country, several years after the actually travesty had