Grape

The American Dream is just a fantasy of many people. The “Cinderella Man” and “The Grapes of Wrath” have a very similar story. They both tell us that the American Dream is just a fantasy. The issue with the American Dream is a lot people come to this country thinking they will get an opportunity to be successful but that’s not the truth. The American Dream just makes people think that way but in reality it’s just a fantasy. Going from Rags-to-Riches in this country is very difficult. Studies…

There are many messages, motifs, and ideas that a reader walks away with after reading John Steinbeck's novel The Grapes of Wrath. He wrote the novel to show the american people what was wrong with the capitalistic society and the classism going on at the time and even possible still going on. However, a reader could say that this novel is also for those who were the victim of the twisted system. When you look at the novel from this point of view there is a clear message, it is to never stop…

In the novel Grapes of Wrath, the author, John Steinbeck, explores the idea of civilization and government as migrant families move westward to settle. Along with that, the essay “Civil Disobedience,” by Henry David Thoreau, discusses about government’s role and function. Both the novel and the essay reveal authors’ beliefs about government, although they do not always share same beliefs in the idea of government. Through their works, it is apparent that Steinbeck and Thoreau have both similar…

This film I chose was “What’s Eating Gilbert Grape?” It depicts Leonardo DiCaprio as a 17-year-old boy with a developmental disability named Arnie. He along with his older brother/caretaker Gilbert, two sisters, and his morbidly obese mother live in a small town in Iowa. He was well- known in town for his various stunts he pulls such as climbing up the water tower. Arnie likes to play games with his siblings like hiding in a tree and trying to make them find him. He shows his handicap in…

A character who changed in the film, "What's Eating Gilbert Grape?" directed by Lasse Hallstrom in 1993, was Bonnie Grape, the mother of Gilbert, Amy, Ellen and autistic (development disabling condition) son Arnie. Following her husband’s awful suicide, the widowed mother, Bonnie, ‘gave up on life’, abandoning her parental duties, incapable to care for her children. Hence her morbid obesity, couch-bound and bluntly ‘lazy’ state. She passed on all the parental roles to son Gilbert, 24. A cowardly…

The Grapes of Wrath and The Glass Castle each hold a different story of how a family perserveres through tough times. The Grapes of Wrath, set during the Great Depression, tells the struggles of the Joad family, a group of poor farmers who are forced to venture out of Oaklahoma in hopes of finding a better life in California. The Glass Castle, written by Jeannette Walls, depicts the memories of the author's tough childhood growing up with her neglectful, yet loving parents. Both families have…

In John Steinbeck’s masterpiece The Grapes of Wrath, the former minister, Jim Casy, symbolizes Jesus Christ due to his virtuous nature. Similarly to Christ’s death on the Cross, Casy was martyred, exemplifying his selflessness. Casy was unjustly jailed for trying to help the marginalized, in this case the underpaid farmers, just as Jesus was arbitrarily jailed when he did not commit any criminal offenses. They both endure a lot of suffering before their death. Jesus went through crucifixion, one…

The Grapes of Wrath The Great depression took place it the 1930’s descending the economy greatly. Back then workers didn’t get treated well or get paid fair, but now everything has change for the better. Compared to 1930s , current conditions of migrants workers have improved. “On the highways the people moved like ants and searched for work , for food .And the anger began to ferment” (Steinbeck 363). In today’s era workers are treated better than in the 1930’s, safety is…

In The Grapes of Wrath, migrant families must survive while experiencing the struggles of homelessness and little money. Many times, the characters question the common practices of society and uncover its wrongfulness, forcing a change within themselves. Similarly…

sentence caught him off guard, so much so the he had to re-read it to ensure he hadn’t left something out. It was painful. Amid the blur of dialogue written in the same melodramatic tone of John Steinbeck, the sentence stuck out from the rushes of Grapes of Wrath like a thorn from a rose. He hadn’t expected to be caught off guard by a book (let alone a book he was only meant to read as homework over the summer) yet there he was, gaping at his copy like some dumb ox. It was one of the first…