grapes of wrath

Describe how the balance between specific stories about the Joad family and broadeinbackr description of the migration of Dust Bowl farmers impacts the novel as a whole.



One of the great things about the book Grapes of wrath is its unique writing style. steinback uses a balance between the specific story of the joad family and the broad descriptions of the migrants of the dust bowl farmers to draw the reader in and give them an understanding of the time period well also giving the reader a chance to connect to the book.

following the joads family gives us a inside scoop to what its really like living in that time as the book goes on it takes you through zoomed out chapter and what that does for the reader is gives them a piece of history that is factual then there is this pattern that the book takes off with with a zoomed in chapter and then a zoomed out. when we zoom back in and make the connection between what is real and a fictional story that is along the same lines its like when you hear about something it doesn't really have an effect on you like people were dieing or the banks were monster or every thing was corrupted. your like okay that's sad but what this book does to really make the book the great book that it is. It takes you into someones life and shows you there struggles and then you really start to connect and understand the time period and what people were going through.

you read about how the joad family struggles to reach California. and in every chapter you can connect what you just read about with facts. for example in the beginning it takes about the dust and how it was everywhere ruining everything and at first your thinking why is this important? after that chapter it begins to show you what it has done to the family's making them lose crops and get off there land because there is no income there for they can no longer pay. then you
have this mental picture of how it really effected people.

if steinback was to only have done one way of writing the book would not be the same you would lack more real actual things or the other way around it would be realistic and maybe people would make as strong of a connection. as a whole this book has made an impact on all readers because it always you to make a connection and really feel what they went through well also getting some factual history

blog 11 Letter

Dear Banks,

I am writing you because I am trying to understand why we are having so many foreclosures. Is there away that we can make it so both the banks and the people win? I also wonder why it takes so long for a real estate agent to get approved on a house that is owned by the bank? I ask these question because my mother is a real estate agent and this has effected us in so many ways. Real estate has been our primary income and when so many houses went through forecloser, that was most of what was on market to buy . The banks would sometimes take months to approve a sale. This had a big effect on my family and many others. My mom was forced to go out and find a job that would give us a steady income. I think there should be a department for foreclosed houses so that the process would go faster for them to be approve. This would not only open up jobs for the unemployed but it would allow real estate agents to go back to doing what they love.

#10 grapes of wrath

I think it does because when I read I really get a good picture of what its like for them. i also feel bad like i want to help them. all the things the characters are going through gives you an idea of the big picture of what everyone was going through. so i think it was a really good job of showing sympathy.

#9 Freedom

i like the freedom to be able to talk about what i want. it makes what ever I'm doing more meaningful for me. I also think that it helps me and the students self motivate are selves which means a lot since we will be doing that in the real world, but at the same time that can also lead to some people not putting in 100% of there effort because they have to much freedom but for me personally i enjoy it. its a good way to transition from internship.

the thing i like about structure is its straight forward and it almost seems easier because you already know what you need to do. i like things to be laid out for me. even though i like it because its easy. its better to have freedom to create and express your personal experience and sense that is what this book is about there is no structure and i love it because its a new way of doing things and really getting a chance to express yourself.