... give up their lives to move west. In addition, John Steinbeck would not have gotten his message across in the novel. The first chapter sketches the setting before actually introducing the characters. The setting actually describes the characters and their personalities. It provides the fundamental background circumstances that ... will have to undergo extreme hardships, they will overcome and survive. The determination of the turtle foreshadows the determination of the Joad family. In chapter 7, the reader is introduced to the Used Car lot and the cheating salesman. The farmers are cheat...

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... and Lennie Smalls.4 Clinging to each other's loneliness. George and his simple-minded friend Lennie dream as drifters for a place to call their own. In chapter one Lennie and George spend the night by the Salinas' River a few miles south of Soledad. They plan to start work the next day at the ... In the morning they reach the ranch. Curley (their boss) was expecting them the night before. Curley picks a fight with Lennie. Also, in this chapter we are introduced to many other characters. Candy who is an elderly man who works at the bunkhouse. Candy, an old swamper, missing one hand. Georg...

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... Black Marigolds, a translated extract from the Sanskrit, written by Chauras, a young Kashmiri poet. In both chapters, the poem planes very different roles. While in chapter thirty, the poem acts as a pleasantry for Doc to read to his guest, in chapter thirty two the poem reflects on Cannery Row itself, and the story that Steinbeck has narrated about it. (145 words; 7 sentences) In ... as any other love poem, and therefore see it as joyous, when it is actually depicting a situation of mourning. (428 words; 10 sentences) The excerpt in chapter thirty two, in contrast to that in chapter th...

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... Bowl as a whole, as well as the situation of a single family during the event, the Joads. Each chapter fluctuates between either the macro view or the micro view. One chapter will be devoted to the workers, the next to something that will affect the Joads. The intercalary chapters, or the ... novel's themes, to give the reader an insight to the society's background at that time, and to provide a historical account of the "disaster." Chapter twelve provides the reader with an insight into the society's background. The migrants are portrayed as unknowing and exploitable, as seen in their p...

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... , laid carefully by Steinbeck, give the reader a personal insight to what life was like during the journey of the Joad family. In chapter 21, he refers to the migration as " the people moved like ants and searched for work, for food." In this intercalary ... chapter, he relates the movement of the Joads to ants. Steinbeck intermits every other chapter as an intercalary chapter to give the reader a break from the action of the book, but more importantly does ! so to give ... would have no idea of how or why he was where he was and the characters acted the way they did. Instead, Steinbeck ...

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... Then once the Joads got the job, they realized that it wasn't as good as it looked (this is the fading away to darkness). Entry for: Part 3, Chapter 23 "The migrant people, scuttling for work, scrabbling to live, looked always for pleasure, dug for pleasure, manufactured pleasure, and they were hungry for amusement" ( ... fairly packed, but I still find time for fun, and if I can't sometimes I make my work that I am doing into fun. Entry for: Part 3, Chapter 25 "The spring is beautiful in California. Valleys in which the fruit blossoms are fragrant pink and white waters in a shallow sea....

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... Row, John Steinbeck uses a palette of adjectives to describe the small little town located in California. We are first told of the local Grocery, Lee Chong's Grocery, in which the chapter's events take place. Owned by Lee, the store is properly owned and ran on part trust with the locals, as most are in debt to Lee; however, Lee does not ... meal for clearment of debt. Lee agreed to this trade, but at his surprise, after giving up the deed to the old place, Horace shot himself in the shack. The chapter is ended with the local roughnecks, Mack and his gang, forcefully offering their hosp...

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... and the style with which the author depicts his characters and their hopeless dreams, are the basis for concluding the main themes in the last chapter of the novel. Imagery plays an important role in setting the mood for Lennie's predestined death. The author repeatedly describes the progression of ... was blue and soft... The shadow in the valley was bluer, and the evening came fast. - Figurative language is abundant in the last chapter, particularly when the author describes the surroundings. The descriptions of the snakes in the water, like the descriptions of everything else about t...

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The Red Pony The Red Pony is a short novel that consists of four chapters. It is episodic, meaning that each chapter could stand alone. They are intertwined, and each chapter plays its part in the overall message and themes of the novel. The setting is on a ranch in California in the closing days of the Great Depression. This novel serves ... the new generation of life. The juxtaposition of the cypress tree and tub of clean spring water represent that death is inevitable; everything in life will pass. In the final chapter, as Jody watches a flock of white pigeons sitting in the black cypress...

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... Huckleberry Finn, highlighting syntax, diction, and imagery, will substantiate this theme. Twain's uses syntax to develop the human connection between Huck and Jim from the beginning of the novel. During Chapter 8 when Huck first stumbles upon Jim, using quick and non-expressive sentences, he doesn't ask Jim why he is on Jackson's Island nor if he cares that Jim told people ... from different races. At this point in the novel, Jim and Huck are showing that they are going to be together for a while. Obstacles to their friendship are shown in Chapter 11 when Huck, dressed like a woman, is...

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... self indulgence into caring about his or her family, and then finally society. Many characters in the novel complete this cycle, especially Tom Joad. When we first meet Tom in chapter two, he is walking down the road in a cheap new suit because he was just released from prison. Tom convinces a trucker to give him a ride. Throughout the duration of the ... become much deeper as the novel progresses. Casy and Jesus both saw a common goodness in the average man and viewed every person as holy. When Casy is saying grace in chapter eight, he compares himself to Jesus. He said, "I been in the...

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... do. So George tries to show Lennie his wrongs and help him to try and correct them by not repeating them again as he shows later on in the first chapter on page 15 where George asks Lennie, "What you gonna say tomorrow when the boss asks you questions?" Lennie, of course, responds with an agreement of not talking ... hurt me." (40). Despite how strong Lennie is, he never tried to hurt George then, nor in the future, this shows his true friendship for George. Later on in chapter three, Carlson, one of the ranch handymen, complains about the old man, Candy's dog smelling and limping aroun...

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... how the Joad family deals with moving to California. How they survive the cruelty of the landowners that take advantage of them, their poverty and willingness to work. The opening chapter paints a vivid picture of the situation facing the drought-stricken farmers of Oklahoma. Dust is described a covering everything, smothering the life out of anything that wants to grow. The dust ... themselves from the sun's unyielding rays....The wind grew stronger, uprooting the weakened corn, and the air became so filled with dust that the stars were not visible at night." (Chapter 1) Throughout the...

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... 's Of Mice and Men deals with the plight of migrant laborers in California during the Great Depression, with the focus on two random migrant workers, George and Lennie. The first chapter sharply establishes the relationship between the two primary characters. George is by necessity a rational realist who must care for the simplistic and child-like Lennie. George consistently scolds and reprimands ... the majority of the characters in the novel, but the aspiration that is perceived and known by most readers is the one shared with George and Lennie. In the first chapter Lennie asks George ...

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... and strong. There is no doubt that she loved her family. She treated Kino as her husband even though she never wore a bride dress and stepped into the church. In chapter one, where Coyotito was bitten by a scorpion, everyone including Kino believed that the doctor wouldn't come to cure the baby. She went to the doctor's house with Kino and the ... baby, with a few misshapen grey pearls. The doctor didn't help them because they were poor. But we could see how Juana loved her baby and didn't give up easily. In chapter three, after someone went into their house and looked for the pearl, Ju...

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In this intercalary chapter, John Steinbeck calls upon one of Nature's most well adapted creatures to represent not only Tom Joad and the entire Joad family, but in a much larger sense, to symbolize the ... long it may take. The turtle struggles long and hard to pull himself over, and no matter how impossible it seemed, he succeeded. Steinbeck draws a large analogy in the third chapter. He exhibits that the struggles with the turtle are no different than that of any man or the Joad family. He also points out through the use of connotation that ... ...

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... life without him by his side, George boldly exclaims, "An' why? Because because I got you to look after me, and you got me to look after you, and that's why."" (Chapter 1, page 14) Steinbeck describes another relationship of friendship. After the death of Old Candy, Candy urges for the companionship with Lennie and George, and attaches himself to the dream of ... say the hell with goin' to work, and we'll build up a fire in the stove and set around it an' listen to the rain comin' down on the roof - (Chapter 1, Page 14-15) George also dreams of a better place for Lennie, who has the bra...

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... his dream of one day being able to "tend the rabbits" and as a result, the rabbits act as a consolation to him. This is especially predominant during the last chapter of the book showcasing the moment's right before Lennie's death. "'And I get to tend the rabbits'Lennie giggled with happiness." Throughout this scene, in the midst of Lennie ... ...

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... his dream of one day being able to "tend the rabbits" and as a result, the rabbits act as a consolation to him. This is especially predominant during the last chapter of the book showcasing the moment's right before Lennie's death. "'And I get to tend the rabbits'Lennie giggled with happiness." Throughout this scene, in the midst of Lennie ... ...

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... were all good steps taken by FDR which help stimulate the economy and with our involvement World War II the recession was officially over. The great depression is a very important chapter in our history. Through the great depression we learned many great lessons and as a country we came to realize how fragile what may seem like an invincible economy can be ... ...

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... flushing toilets. The inhabitants governed themselves and held dances each Saturday night. The boxcar camp provided a roof over each family's head in a small boxcar. Lastly, the barn in the last chapter from the book provided refuge from the rain for Rose of Sharon and Ma. Whether luxurious or derisory, the Joads" adapted to their several diverse living conditions, which provided yet ... ...

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... of her day." Lange's documentary style achieved its fullest expression with photographs like "Migrant Mother," which became an instantly recognized symbol of the emigrant experience. World War II opened a new chapter in her life as a photographer. During the War, Lange documented the forced relocation of Japanese American citizens to internment camps, recorded the efforts of women and minority workers in wartime ... ...

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The extract I have chosen is from the beginning of chapter four and stretches from page 71 to page 73. This extract gives a detailed description of Crooks, his room and his possessions. The entrance of Lennie into Crooks' room and the ... ...

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... intercessory chapters Steinbeck tells specific stories which represent events going on in many peoples lives, and they give you either background information or symbolic knowledge to set up the next chapter. Steinbeck's techniques and great writing style are what made this story of such a traumatic time so terrific. By reading this novel I learned much about the era which it was about ... ...

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... answered. George makes sure that Lennie doesn't forget where to hide because he forgets things so easily. An example of this is when he forgot where they were going in chapter one. George knew Lennie's history and, since he was responsible for Lennie, wanted to make sure he knew where Lennie was if he ran off. This simple example of foreshadowing ... ...

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