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    The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck is a novel in which shows about how families had to migrate during the Great Depression because they didn't have enough money to survive in their farms. The novel focuses on all the things that are happening to the Joad family, but in particular to Tom because he was the one who was again in charge of his family and took a huge change from how his life previously was. Tom Joad is the main character who developed the most because he is the one that went…

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    John Steinbeck's, The Grapes of Wrath, is a novel about a migrant family's journey through the dust bowl in the 1930’s. Steinbeck writes particularly about the Joad family, a family that was kicked off of their farm by the rich land owners because of the dust bowl. The dust bowl made the land dry and unfarmable, forcing the Joad’s as well as many others to move east for work. Forces that are beyond people's control can forever change their lives, especially when they are held accountable for…

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    Mariela Zuniga At the end of the play, the reader does not find out whether the defendant is guilty or innocent. Discuss with reasons whether this is a strength or weakness in the story line. “Twelve Angry Men” is a play that takes place in 1957. This play focuses on deciding whether the defendant, the boy, is innocent or guilty of the crime of stabbing his father to death. The people of the jury hold the boy’s fate in their hands since they are the ones that decide if he is guilty or innocent.…

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    a movie that was mainly in a jury room. The movie was about twelve men who were in a jury, trying to decide if the kid was guilty or not guilty for killing his father. There were multiple plot twists and interesting things about this movie. Henry Fonda played a character that stood against all of the people at the beginning and started arguing that the person was not guilty. Lee Cobb plays a character that is emotionally involved. Cobb is angry and screams at everyone because “he knows” the kid…

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    “Ever’body’s askin’ that. What we comin’ to? Seems to me we don’t never come to nothin’. Always on the way. Always goin’ and goin’,” Casy stated in chapter 13 of the Grapes of Wrath. The end of the novel is strange, and incredibly open-ended. It is never revealed what happens to the Joads or who finally makes it in the end. It isn’t even known if the starving man actually survives. The final act and image in the novel is also a bit out there, with Rose of Sharon suckling this grown man to keep…

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    The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck is a heart wrenching and eye opening novel. Steinbeck gives a clear and precise picture with the words he employs. One recurring perspective, abundantly obvious, is prejudism. Anger, fear and misunderstanding flow between the Californians and the Oklahoma immigrants, all of which cause a double-sided prejudice. As the Oklahomans come in droves from their devastated lands and attempt to build a new life for themselves, the Californians angrily look at them…

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    In life, one learns that certain qualities allow one to progress. The books, The Grapes of Wrath, by John Steinbeck, and The Glass Castle, by Jeanette Walls, are very similar in the sense that the families face many hardships. Throughout the hard times, family unity is just one aspect that helps keep both groups moving forward. Hope also plays a big role to help the families thrive, despite the situations they may be in. In The Glass Castle, Jeanette and her family are constantly on the move.…

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    Title: Fallacies in 12 Angry Men Name: Niharika Roll No: 13110068 Word Count: 1049 12 Angry Men is a 1957 American drama film adapted from teleplay of the same name by Reginald Rose. The movie has depicted the story of a jury made of 12 men who tries to decide on the acquittal of the defendent on the basis of many doubts. The movie is full of fallacious arguments by the twelve jury members. Any argument with a poor reasoning behind it is called fallacy. An argument can be a…

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    He was very keen is observing. He was the first one to change from guilty to not guilty. 5. Describe in what ways the Jury Foreman, Juror #1, fails to exercise his formal authority effectively. What formal authority does Juror #8, played by Henry Fonda, have? What are some of the ways he mobilizes the group to achieve its purpose? Juror #1 had formal authority. He started by assigning number and creating a system to maintain the order. Even though he was designated as formal authority he could…

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    In John Steinbeck’s book, The Grapes of Wrath, he uses many themes in order to progress his story that shares just how difficult surviving in the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl was for many. One of the many themes that are apparent in the novel is community, which is present not just in the Joad family, but in the “Okies” as well. In the Joad family, it was the need for unity that kept it in tact when times got hard, such as when morale was low as they neared California. Although the family…

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