ipl-logo

Quotes From 'The Grapes Of Wrath'

416 Words2 Pages

Yakira Keiser

setting

1.“Five months ago we were just another family in Brooklyn. Papa sold cigars, candy, occasionally a stuffed toy made by moma. We weren't rich but we managed. And then hey saw the cartoon in the paper”. (pg.9)

2.This quotation is describing the setting of how an average life in Brooklyn is supposed to be like but, now that joseph's family discovered the teddy bear they aren't like a normal Brooklyn family.

3.“It was Brooklyn winter, before dawn. Everything shivered. That’s what papa said”. (pg.10)

4.This passage is describing the cold winter days of Brooklyn. It illustrates the setting of where they live and they climate they are in.

Characteristics

1.“Papa, if Dilly isn't selling pickles, how's he gonna pay …show more content…

Most of Brooklyn is poor where Joseph lives but, Joseph's family just invented something that is getting them a lot of money and while Joseph should be happy and grateful for this he is not and is just upset about this change.

Golden Lines

1.“Maybe mama didn’t see it. Maybe papa didn’t see it. But I did. Our success, it made people resent us.” (pg.19)

2.This thought takes place after Joseph's family gained a lot of success after creating the teddy bear. This line was golden to me because it described how Joseph feels about all this success. While his family thinks it's all great and amazing, joseph does not. He likes his small quiet family in Brooklyn but now he has to deal with a huge bear business and how his life is changing.

3.“A thick crowd of children bundled in their woolen coats had already gathered in front of the plate glass.” (page 14)

4.During their quote, the two teddy bears the Michotms family made are on display and, the children are starting to line up, in the winter air, to buy a bear. This line really struck me because it exemplifies how life for Joseph's family really changed in a second. Now he isn't just an ordinary boy anymore but rather

Show More
Related
186 Words | 1 Pages

In this chapter, you are introduced to Floyd Knowles, a man the Joads meet while setting up tents for shelter, a Hooverville, as they are on the move along with many other families. Knowles warns them of how the police are treating certain groups with harassment. Casy decides to leave the Joads’ group because he insists that he is a burden to them, but decides to stay an extra day. Later, two men, one is a deputy, show up in a car to the tent settlement to offer fruit-picking jobs, but Knowles refuses which provokes the men. They try to falsely accuse him of breaking into a car lot so they can arrest him.

Read More
294 Words | 2 Pages

The tone of chapter 11 in John Steinbeck's, “The Grapes of Wrath,” is sympathetic, sad and hopeless. His word choice and syntax show how the sad houses were left to decay in the weather. His use of descriptive words paints a picture in the reader's mind. As each paragraph unfolds, new details come to life and adds to the imagery. While it may seem unimportant, this intercalary chapter shows how the effects of the great depression affected common households.

Read More
1177 Words | 5 Pages

John Steinbeck has a style of writing unparalleled in history and in the modern world. In the same way, his philosophies are also unparalleled, with his focus in socialism not extending to communism or abnegation of spiritualism. His ideal world is utopian, holding the dust bowl migrant at the same level as the yeoman farmer was held in Jeffersonian times. In The Grapes of Wrath Steinbeck Steinbeck, who posses impregnable technique, conveys his message of a group working tirelessly for the betterment of the community.

Read More
1632 Words | 7 Pages

One lady in a fur coat hot as it is. White folks crazy.” (Bambara). The author put this in the story to show that the children live in poverty. They are not use to being around wealthy people and expensive things.

Read More
521 Words | 3 Pages

This quote is a very important piece of the novel because it foreshadows what will commence in the last 4 concluding paragraph of this extensive novel. This quote also conveys a dominant message that picks up on the major motifs of the novel. This quote is meant to make the readers think about the conclusion of the novel while pushing them to fully understand the major events that occur in the novel such as the Tom Robinson trial in which Atticus defends Tom. In what Scout is saying there is proof of a journey that Scout has just concluded previously before they commence their next substantial journey together.

Read More
1540 Words | 7 Pages

This quote begins the plot by creating the exposition. The narrator or speaker does this by explaining the setting of the Younger household, telling the audience which rooms are where and that they have lived in that space for many years. The narrator also gives personification to the objects such as the furniture around the house which makes them feel alive in a way. The time and place is also given which is the period after World War II in Chicago which may explain certain tones and language that the characters may use. Moreover, by telling the audience that many people live in the Younger household, other than themselves, and that they all share rooms or that their son sleeps in the living room, the audience can infer that they are not very

Read More
521 Words | 3 Pages

In contrast, the narrator internalizes his feelings by repressing them as his father did after his brother passed away. As it was the relationship of their father and uncle, Sonny and his brother grew up in Harlem, a district replete with hopelessness and poverty. Yet each individual reacts to his environment in unusual ways. On the one hand, the narrator distances himself from his community in Harlem, including his brother Sonny. The narrator may love his brother but is in general judgmental of the direction of Sonny's life struggles and decisions.

Read More
1067 Words | 5 Pages

Some people see humans as a bright and inspiring species while some see the human race as an inexplicably evil and self absorbed group of primates. The Veldt by Ray Bradbury, The Cask Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe and The Lottery by Shirley Jackson highlight these inexplicable acts of murder and inhumanity. For example, in The Veldt, two children allow their parents to be mauled by lions to enable the prolonged use of the nursery. In The Lottery, people are being killed for no reason only to abide by the ways of the society, and in The Cask Amontillado, a man is left to suffer and die in a catacomb as an act of revenge for a minor slight.

Read More
913 Words | 4 Pages

The narrator explains how his father tried to give him more. He goes to say, “As a matter of fact, he was always on the lookout for “Something better”, but he died before he found it” (Baldwin). Earlier in the story the narrator’s parents were discussing moving to a new neighborhood. The dad felt that no neighborhood was safe in Harlem. The dad wanted something more for his wife, and children, but did not have the money to give his family anything better.

Read More
961 Words | 4 Pages

John Steinbeck, in the novel, Grapes of Wrath, identifies the hardships and struggle to portray the positive aspects of the human spirit amongst the struggle of the migrant farmers and the devastation of the Dust Bowl. Steinbeck supports his defense by providing the reader with imagery, symbolism and intense biblical allusions. The author’s purpose is to illustrate the migrant farmers in order to fully exploit their positive aspects in the midst of hardships. Steinbeck writes in a passionate tone for an audience that requires further understanding of the situation.

Read More
1315 Words | 6 Pages

He describes the childhood friend of Sonny as being “high and raggy” and smelling “funky,” and later a woman as having a “battered face” and being a “semi-whore” (68-69). These vivid character descriptions sharply contrast the strong lack of environmental descriptions found at the beginning of the story. These environmental descriptions are not yet found because Sonny has not yet come back to the city. Since the environment is used as a tool for describing the relationship between the brothers, it can not be described fully until the relationship is at play. As soon as the narrator is reunited with Sonny, he begins to fully describe his surroundings.

Read More
909 Words | 4 Pages

One will constantly face temporary conflict throughout life, but ultimately they can overcome through a will to on and pursue what makes oneself happy. Baldwin was able to create a picture in the reader's mind due to his personal relation to his characters, he was able to understand the harsh times for an African-American male. It also reflects on the care that siblings have for one another and how even though they have good intentions, they can't always help their loved one follow a positive

Read More
1269 Words | 6 Pages

The Radicalized Mind Joesph Strorm is a loyal brute, an extremist. He is an unwavering leader to Waknuk and the Repentances. He would sacrifice anything for his religion. Joseph is the kind of character that will do what he believes in with asking anyone one else. He is very cantankerous and hard to deal with and is a huge threat to David.

Read More
846 Words | 4 Pages

Jonas felt anger for his father and the pain he feels for the baby twin. On page 168 in the giver,Jonas realized that they been playing a game of war ( Lowry). Jonas feel sad and misunderstood for the boy in war. Jonas sadly understood that no one know what he is feeling. These are like real life because some careless people don 't think about others and think that everything is just a joke.

Read More
598 Words | 3 Pages

So the narrator says, “Big Joe was popular on 145th Street. If you were a little down on your luck and needed a

Read More

More about Quotes From 'The Grapes Of Wrath'

Related Topics

Open Document