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Fictional literature enables readers to gain new insights on the world through transportation into alternate places and times, an example of this is in the two texts A Fine Balance (1996) by Rohinton Minstry and The Grapes of Wrath (1939) by John Steinbeck where the idea that adverse experiences can impact an individual’s beliefs is explored through the different ways that the composers of both texts convey how living in a hostile environment and loss can change an individual’s personal…

the same, we would be ashamed to go to meeting” (Steinbeck). During this decline, a caliber of disregard heightens for the Joad’s; not to mention, the ones who were disregarding will face God’s wrath. Steinbeck writes “In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy for the vintage.” (Steinbeck). People are becoming irate that many children are starving and in lieu of being if assistance; many would instead, watch them suffer. Steinbeck is warning us that, this may…

economic security. However, with America’s metamorphosis into an industrial powerhouse and the decline of “old-fashioned” work came the vanishing of this opportunity: the famous dream was no longer accessible or realistic. In John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath, the Joad family endures countless trials and tribulations in their search for hard work, only to have the promised “dream” fail them when they reach California. In the 1930s, hard work appeared irrelevant to the achievement of success.…

United They Stood: Unity in The Grapes of Wrath In John Steinbeck’s novel, The Grapes of Wrath, characters such as Tom Joad, Ma Joad and Rose of Sharon are used to display the unity among people during the great depression and the dustbowl. The story mainly focuses on the Joad family as they move out west in an attempt to create a better life. After being forced out of their home and off their land, the Joad’s only option is to pack up the little they have left and drive to California, looking…

incorporated and subconsciously compelling, every author has a purpose. To entertain, to teach, to persuade the reader to take a stance or to take action – every author’s purpose is unique, rooted in his or her own values and experiences. In writing The Grapes of Wrath, John Steinbeck had his own purpose in mind. He used his story to reveal the truth of the tragedy and hardship experienced by the migrant workers of the 1930’s, through the combined employment of a moving plot and purposeful…

Ulysses S. Grant once said, “Hold fast to the Bible. To the influence of this Book we are indebted for all the progress made in true civilization and to this we must look as our guide in the future.” In his novel, The Grapes of Wrath, John Steinbeck uses the universality of the Bible to make the account of the migrant’s plight applicable and understandable to all readers. By using Biblical references, Steinbeck is able to put the major themes and motifs of his novel into a framework to which all…

In 1960, Harper Lee published “To Kill A Mockingbird”. After release, To Kill A Mockingbird was voted best fiction novel of the year and won the Pulitzer Prize in 1961 because of it. To Kill A Mockingbird discussed two main and interwoven themes, empathy and inequality. These themes were shown through the lens of Scout, a young child growing up at an extremely difficult time. To Kill A Mockingbird revolves around the struggles for equality, both in the eyes of the law and in the eyes of society.…

A dream is just something everyone gets automatically, it is a thought in the back of your mind that is somewhat wanted even though it would never come true, but is it? In Of Mice and Men characters like Lennie, Candy, and Curly’s wife prove that a dream is more than just an idea in your head, it is what they live for. It is what helps them get through hard times and keep persevering when nobody else believes in them or listens. These three characters, especially, have it hard but they have…

The Rain God is a novel about a Mexican family living in a town of the United States, New Mexico and Mexican border. The family has struggles with several members such as sexuality, racial and ethnic identification, deaths, etc. Symbolism is shown during the entire book by religion. Mama Chona is a very religious woman that influences all the family. She expects every member to be perfect and have innocent souls. What she means by that is she wants everyone t follow strict religious rules…

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…