Granma

I chose to interview Grandma Karen who is a close friend to the family, I have known Miss Karen since I was 10 years old so I see her as my own grandmother. Miss Karen is 67 years old and lives by herself, she has 4 children and 13 grandchildren and one great grandbaby but that’s not all because including all the children who call her Grandma Karen, she has a total of probably 30 children. On most holidays or on weekends we all meet at Grandma Karen’s house and enjoy the lake and get to visit…

thinking-figuring” (Steinbeck 7). He always associates the women with the children. By doing so, it is inferred that the women had as much say in business matters as the children. This changes when Grandpa Joad dies. His death brings about a new sense of power to granma Joad. She conquers this new representation of authority by being the oldest in the family. She must walk “with dignity” because she “walked for the family” (Steinbeck 188). Not only does Steinbeck raise a powerful position for…

Sarah Lee Professor Lundberg English 122 12 April 2017 “Changes in Life” Life is a road of transitions. Part of transitioning is evolving as human beings for better or for worse. John Steinbeck in The Grapes of Wrath tells the journey of the Joads family to California and the struggles that come their way. The story takes place during the Dust Bowl in Oklahoma when many farm laborers like Joads family were forced to leave their home to travel to new places in search for new jobs, new homes and…

Throughout the novel written by John Steinbeck, The Grapes of Wrath, social injustice is illuminated. The human person is programmed at birth with certain necessities. The material programmed into the bodies of humans consist of rights and responsibilities. Catholic teachings teach us to be kind to others even when it is nearly impossible. The quote “treat others as you want to be treated” is a core value in the Catholic religion. Steinbeck revolves his whole book on these main points. When…

1. Why do the Zapatistas wear ski masks? The main reason is for no one to try to become the leader. The Zapatistas wear ski masks in order to prevent this from happening. They want to be anonymous. They are also trying to avoid corruption. 2. Who lead the Zapatista Movement? Subcomandate Marcos 3. What does EZLN stand for? Ejercito Zapatista de Liberación Nacional “Zapata Army of National Liberation" 4. Who has control of the poor people of Guatemala? Catholic Church and the military…

got out of prison as part of a general amnesty. Castro then met up with fellow revolutionist in Mexico. Together they plotted Castro’s return (Fidel Castro). In 1956, 82 people including Castro sailed to the eastern coast of Cuba on the yacht named Granma (Fidel Castro Biography). After arriving there the government forces immediately ambushed them. Castro and about 20 other people survived including his brother and Guevara. They fled and hid in the Sierra Maestra Mountains. They had very…

high calm and a superhuman understanding” (100). Ma has seen a great deal in her life that her skin has grown so thick; it is almost impenetrable so that nothing will break her or her spirits down. Ma Joad has suffered through the death of Grampa and Granma and other hardships along with the rest of her family. But her maternal, protective qualities and selfless nature make her the backbone of the family. Her strength keeps the family together because she keeps pushing them to live and will not…

Representative John Lewis once said, "Sometimes you have to violate a rule of law to uphold a greater law, a moral law." The controversy surrounding law and morality is one that every society faces, whether it be in real life or a work of fiction. Many question the groundwork of these ideologies, struggling with the conscience thought of right and wrong. For instance, if a man is attacked, and he struggles and kills his attacker, has he committed a crime? Some will argue that the man is innocent…

It is completely mind-blowing to realize that the Dust Bowl actually happened in the United States not too long ago! The hardships that these families endured while living there, like losing their family farms and many of their belongings, is heart-breaking. What is even sadder is that the banks and government acted like they didn’t know who was to blame for the evicting! The social and economic issues of the 1930s were very problematic and the programs of the New Deal attempted to help get…

“You cannot make a revolution with silk gloves.” These were the infamous words of Joseph Stalin, one of history’s most despised figures, regarding the events of the Soviet Revolution. Nevertheless, the context or man behind the quote do not take away from its significance. In his reference of the silk gloves, Stalin asserted that one cannot succeed in revolution without getting their hands dirty. The quotation portrays the imminence of the consequences that come with a revolution but also…