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In the article “Mass Exodus From the Plains”, 2.5 million people left the Plains and migrated to the west coast because of the relentless dust storms and drought. If that didn’t drive the remaining people away to California, then certainly the bank foreclosures did. Out of the 2.5 million who had left the Plains, 200,000 of them had moved to California. Unfortunately, their movement wasn’t accepted in California- the police chief of California went so far as to call forth 125 policemen to turn…

John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath is an American novel, published in 1939 interprets the story of Tom Joad, who was pardoned from the Oklahoma State Penitentiary, when Tom arrived home, his family was packing their belongings to relocate to California so they could endeavor work. The Joad family scrutinized moving to California as their only way to repossess their lives. The Joad family alleviates two passengers along to California on behalf of disease and age, the first passenger is Grandpa…

Besides writing novels, short stories, and poetry, Raymond Chandler also wrote some screenplays. Chandler worked on a movie called “Strangers on A Train” that was later directed by Alfred Hitchcock, and “Double Indemnity” (for which he got one of two best original screenplay Oscar nominations), and “The Blue Dahlia” (for which he was nominated for his other best original screenplay Oscar). He also wrote some other screenplays with other people. These screenplays were very influential in the…

In this excerpt, Casy a former preacher states that his motive for retiring is due to, his belief in human sanctity, and the unification of everyone. Even more, he declares his reason for his behavior is due to his unreligious, impious belief, and current mind set. Therefore, he can no longer hold a church anymore, for the reason being that he no longer believes in the Holy Spirit which relates to God, and Jesus. Not to mention, he denies that he loves Jesus, but loves people, being that he…

death of a character, usually by extreme means. Throughout Grapes of Wrath, for example, Steinbeck brings animals into play to establish how the rich dehumanize those they deem lesser than them…

The Great Depression was a tragic term of the 20's-30's, however, with the depression came the Dust Bowl otherwise known as the dirty thirties due to its dirty and dusty storms. The Dust bowl was hard on most farmers as many of them depended on their crops as their main source of food and money. With the Dust Bowl came droughts which killed crops, forcing the farmers into poverty. The dust washed out all life that had once flourished in the fields of the farms. Without the proper crops the…

We all lose hope and get it back, but it’s not all done in the same ways. In three different stories, there are different ways that the characters get hope back after they lose their hope for their goals, and dreams. Walter Mitty lost hope about keeping his job, George, from Of Mice and Men, lost hope about getting his own farm, the children in Uganda lost hope about having happiness with the war in Uganda. Hopes, dreams and goals, encourage people to set objectives they can achieve and through…

ride to Carbon Canyon together. The people at Carbon Canyon, including Megan and her mother, takes a great liking to the Preacher, and he is able to inspire them with strength to carry on. Eventually, the Preacher and LaHood finally meet, and the two strike a deal: $1000 for every claim at Carbon Canyon if LaHood is desperate for the land. The Preacher informs the town of the offer, but they end up rejecting it, and they chose to fight instead. After this decision, the Preacher suddenly…

The World Bank funded the building of the Chixoy Dam in Guatemala, a project whose adverse effects are still being felt to-date. This dam was meant to develop a reliable source of energy but instead turned out to be a burden to Guatemala and its people. Most of the methods used to force people out of their native lands during the dam’s construction were brutal and in complete violation of human rights. Intimidation campaigns and the military were used to silence resistance. Over 400 men, women…

Author Review Grapes of Wrath was written on April 14, 1939. He was in California when he wrote Grapes of Wrath. The Author John Steinbeck was writing books and he was gaining popularity with his book Grapes of Wrath. His intent was to spread word about how farmers were dealing with the dust bowl. He was trying to get the people who work with farmers. He was familiar with the subject because he did it in the perspective of one of the farmers. John would keep on writing books so he can get…