Naturalism Essay: The Sun Also Rises Vs. The Grapes Of Wrath
For many people in America, anger, discontent, and disillusionment characterized the years immediately following World War One. Society was devastated by a global conflict that resulted in destruction and resentment. Survivors during this time period were labeled, “The Lost Generation.” During these times, literature emerged, attempting to capture the attention of this ‘generation.’ To many, the works of the most successful writers became a bible to those trying to recover by writing their stories. In search for a way to explain such misfortune, many writers turned to different point of views. One that began to be used was called naturalism. This writing style is defined as a technique of rendering artistic or literary subjects to reproduce natural appearances or actual events which contain a supernatural significance. (“Naturalism” 788.) This style was an explanation for authors to express their inner feelings through their writing. Their novels, at this, would become somewhat autobiographical. In The Sun Also Rises, a novel written by Ernest Hemingway, and The Grapes of Wrath, written by John Steinbeck, these two writers exhibit how fate is inevitably cruel through the actions of their characters, which in rea
As the turtle is walking down the road, a man in a truck tries to run over the turtle. Earlier in the novel, the Joads' dog is run over by a large speeding car. This is the reason why the Joad’s must keep going ahead on their journey; unless they can reach California, the rest of society, which is on its own quest for survival, will run them down just as the car ran down the dog. The pain they suffer on the journey opens their eyes to the harsh world around them. Although it was tough, the Joad family also experiences a time of growth through their journey as well. They realize after the many tragedies and deaths that they had to endure along the way, that they are not only looking out for themselves, but for everyone around them as well. For example, Rose of Sharon cares only about herself the day she leaves home. Steinbeck comments on Rose of Sharon and Connie, "The world was drawing close around them, and they were in the center of it, or rather Rose of Sharon was in the center, with Connie making a small orbit around her (Steinbeck 132)." Later she suffers when she loses her baby. After the delivery is over, Ma Joad says to Mrs. Wainwright, "Use' ta be the fambly was fust. It ain't so now. It's anybody (Steinbeck 463)." This is Ma's final acceptance of the importance of society over that of her own family. Note that this break down of societal structure demonstrated with this quote is just like in The Sun Also Rises. In The Grapes of Wrath, fate is terribly cruel to the Joad family. A massive drought, which brought about a non-producing farm, caused them to have to move from their homeland in Oklahoma in search of a new settling ground. The hardship
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Approximate Word count = 1129
Approximate Pages = 5 (250 words per page double spaced)
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