This book has been one of the best classics I have ever read. One thing I noticed wat more toward th beginning, for some reason I thought the book took place in Oklahoma, but later realized where it really took place - California. The book showed kind of what was going on in CA at that time. The book overall was definately a slower read and took tons of time to read. I didn't like chapter three I beleive it is where all it talks about is the turtle getting "chipped" by the car and how it comtinues its journey after some time. I spent most of my time at the beginning feeling bad for the turtle. This part really "touched" me.
The book was very dull and sad. It had a lot of scenes where a dog died, a turtle getting hit by a car, or even someone being murdered. I am not a big fan of these types of tragic books. I prefer happy-go-lucky books; and it seems as though most classics are the exact opposite of this. I didn't really like how Steinbeck seemed to have random chapters just about the Joad family. I think he should have tied the family into the story. I'm not saying he didn't do this, but I think he should not have had chapters about just the family.
I think Steinbeck seemed to somewhat show two contrasting styles, foresay, of writing. He shows the dull, sad style I mentioned earlier as well as a very descriptive, full style of writing. It seemed to me that he was dull in the points described earlier and descriptive in the chapters of the family; also described earlier.
In general, this book was kind of what I was expecting. I wasn't expecting it to be as dull and sad as it was, but, I was expecting it to be very descriptive. Overall, I liked the book.(: I'm looking forward to out next book.
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I agree with you that Steinbeck should of tied the Joad family into the random chapters, but I think in doing this, he was trying to convey what everyone was going through during that time, not just the Joad family. I think by doing this we were able to get a view of the bigger picture and get a glimpse of how horrible this time was for everyone. I also think that the turtle was a symbol to what most families were going througha at that time and how, even when a family had no money or their car broke down, or someone died, they got back up and kept going forward.
ReplyDeleteYou just brought some very good points. Somethings to argue about in your head...
ReplyDeleteI think that Steinbeck had chapters just about the Joad family because he was showing the struggles of the migrants through one family. The Joads represented most of the pain that the migrants had to go through. Examples are the deaths of the dog, grandma, grandma, and the baby. I am sure that this happened to many other families during this time, but instead of being non-descriptive he chose to focus on the Joads family and be descriptive.
ReplyDeleteMakes sense. I didn't think at it this way.
ReplyDeleteI meant I didn't look at it this way.
ReplyDeleteThis book may be tragic, but it is the truth. Everything was not peaches and cream in California during the "Great Depression". This was a terrible time where many families went through hardships. Even the banks crashed in the later 30's so not even the big companies had it nice and easy during that time. The random chapters reminded me of "Ender's Game" when those two guys would talk about the overview of Ender at the start of the chapter. It may not make sense right then, but at the end of the novel, it all ties together. The Joad side of the story showed an individual family who was struggling through the situation. We then could have feelings for the Joad family and what they were going through instead of just an overview of countless people going through the situation. I agree with Kayla about the turtle. It shows that when you get off your designated path, you may have to fight your way to get back on it. Even if you get banged up along the way, you have to follow your goal.
ReplyDeleteYour peers have a lot of good things to add. Try to look past the obvious things and see what it might really mean. Kayla is right about the turtle; it is a symbol of how even thought things get "chipped" they continue on. Watch for metaphorical meanings when you read the text. Do close readings so you can try to figure out how the smaller pieces of the puzzle fit together. You see the pieces, but go a little deeper to try to find the meanings.
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