The Grapes Of Wrath Essay

The definition of sacrifice is an act of giving up something of value for the good of something else. John Steinbeck often uses the theme of sacrifice in his novels; The Grapes of Wrath is no different. Often times Steinbeck describes the migrant workers sharing and working together to survive. Throughout the narrative multiple characters find themselves in situations where they must push aside their personal feelings for the groups well being. Characters like Ma Joad, Jim Casey, and Rose of…

The time period I chose was The Great Depression from 1829- 1839. This was the deepest and longest-lasting economic downturn in the history of the Western industrialized world. The Great Depression caused massive levels of poverty, hunger, unemployment and political unrest. Also during this time was the Dust Bowl, which was when severe dust storms came through the United States causing droughts, which prevented farming. I chose four books for this project that I thought showed what it was like…

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 turtle is one of the very first symbols presented to the reader in the book. Steinbeck describes the turtles hardships to crossing the highway, ranging from the highway itself, to the drivers on it. After being knocked off the highway, the turtle is flipped over onto its shell, but eventually recovers and attempts to cross the highway again. The turtle in this case is symbolizing the tenant farmers and their journey West. There are many hardships that the turtle faces, ranging from small…

“As soon as you start to pursue your dream your life wakes up and has meaning.” -Barbara Sher. In the 1930’s dreams were essential if you were living through the Great Depression. In the novel Mice Of Men by John Steinbeck, it’s clear to see that each character has a dream. It pushes them to continue and is seen throughout everything they do. Although each character has a fantasy, it’s evident that Curley’s wife, Crooks, and Lennie need these fantasies and are dependent on them. Firstly,…

Loneliness is defined by Merriam-Webster as “being without company”. In Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, Lennie Smalls and George Milton are two men living in the midst of the Great Depression looking for work. They find jobs in Soledad, California after Lennie finds trouble with the law at their previous job. Working on a ranch, they quickly meet the boss, the boss’ son Curley, and the other workers, Slim, Candy, Carlson, Crooks, and Whit. The workers are a tight knit group, and there are…

Migrant Workers and Why they were Misfits John Steinbeck 1937 novel Of Mice and Men captured what it was like to be a migrant worker after the dust bowl. In the novel, when the two main characters, George and Lennie, first were hired at a farm they were not exactly happy about their living conditions for the farming season but they said its better than nothing. Like real life, migrant workers in California in the 1930’s did not have good houses, most of the houses were smaller…

How does John Steinbeck present the theme of power? Of Mice And Men is a novella written by John Steinbeck. John Steinbeck was an author born in the Salinas, California. The area in which he lived in played a big role in the setting of Of Mice And men as he grew up in a fertile agricultural valley, not far from the Pacific Coast, which served as setting for a lot of his best written work. Of Mice And Men is based on two migrant workers in California, George Milton and Lennie Small. The two…

Lal Singh is an Indian who is born into a peasant family in Punjab and he grows up in the peasant family in his village in Punjab. The situation of farmers during 1939 was that agriculture was a diminishing profession and industrialization was what the British Rule in India was aiming for claiming that India was an old civilization but it was a backward civilization. Lal Singh feels trapped in his village and in his religion Sikhism and eaves his village to join the British Army and serve as a…

A Space of Mind There are an infinite amount of thoughts and ideas in every human walking the earth, some widely accepted and written, but an innumerable amount never seen or heard. Rebecca Solnit's essay, “Aerobic Sisyphus and the Suburbanized Psyche” is a critical piece of work focused on walking and the decline of such through the age of industry and modern technology. In my personal opinion I agree with Solnit’s arguments of the decline in social activity and purpose for walking. In many…