Quotes From 'The Grapes Of Wrath'

“‘Have I ever let you down?’ he asked Brian and me and then turned and walked away. In a voice so low that Dad didn’t hear him, Brian said, ‘Yes’” (Walls 78).

Ye, have heard that it hath been said, "Thou shalt love thy neighbor, and hate thine enemy." But I say unto you, "Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hat you, and pray for them which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.

Marguerite’s feels a constant displacement from everyone. She feels she doesn’t fit in due to her looks. “If growing up is painful for the Southern Black girl, being aware of her displacement is the rust on the razor that threatens the throat. It is an unnecessary insult.”(page 4, introduction) This quote really shows how she feels about herself. She knows she is different which makes it harder for her. “Wouldn’t they be surprised when one day I woke out of my black ugly dream, and my real hair, which was long and blond, would take the place of the kinky mass that Momma wouldn’t let me straighten?” (page 2, introduction) Marguerite believes that the beautiful people are the white girls with long blond hair and blue eyes. Since she is the opposite she feels that she is ugly, “…who was understandingly jealous of my beauty turned me into a too-big Negro girl, with nappy black hair, broad feet and a space between her teeth…” (page 3,introduction), therefore does not fit in. I believe

Quote : “I realized that this man was not trying to arrest us, nor was he demanding money. He wanted to know what trouble we were in. He wanted to help” (.162)

During the story, a lot of families were losing their land to the banks. Many of the families had been living there for generations, and the land was wrongly taken from them. Steinbeck wanted to show how the conglomerates were taking away core parts of the families. He also wanted to show how they were mistreated by everyone. Steinbeck shows this point by writing how the banks severed the families’ ties that were connected to the land, showing how the banks destroyed people’s lands, and forced the families into destitution.

A. In this passage, Miss Sadie is talking to Abilene about how even though something is dry or dead, it can still thrive. When they are discussing this, they are at Miss Sadie's Divining Parlor. They are speaking because Miss Sadie didn't agree with Abilene's opinion that everything is dry.

“I got thinkin’ how we was holy when we was one thing, an’ mankin’ was holy when it was one thing”

John Steinbeck’s novel, The Grapes of Wrath is one of the most influential books in American History, and is considered to be his best work by many. It tells the story of one family’s hardship during the Depression and the Dust Bowl of the 1930’s. The Joads were a hard-working family with a strong sense of togetherness and morals; they farmed their land and went about their business without bothering anyone. When the big drought came it forced them to sell the land they had lived on since before anyone can remember. Their oldest son, Tom, has been in jail the past four years and returns to find his childhood home abandoned. He learns his family has moved in with his uncle John and decides to travel a short distance to see them. He

1. “I no longer thought God was the creeks rising from the wood floor. I knew God was found in prayer, not in the sudden closing of the hallways door just as you stepped from the bathroom. But when I was a boy with squares of black space instead of baby teeth when the door closed with a sigh, I thought, that God. God made that happen.” (Page 2)

In the novel Grapes of wrath by John Steinbeck, the character Muley Graves lives a very poor life. His stubborn personality motivates him to continue this poor lifestyle. For instance, the preacher said to Muley “You should of went too. You shouldn't of broke up the fambly” Muley responds by saying “I couldn’,” “Somepin jus’ wouldn’ let me” (62). This quote shows one example of Muley’s stubborn personality. In the novel he says “I was mean like a wolf. Now I mean like a weasel” (73). This means in the past he did not need to hide because he existed as the hunter. He remained the wolf of the animal kingdom where he went where he wanted and held the right to live there. However, now Bankers in the area search for him. Therefore, he must

11.Q: “‘What does James think about this?’ ‘Uh-what do you mean?’ she turned and faced me, expression slightly withering. ‘Use your brain, Deidre.’” (Stiefvater 132).

*Describe the main character of your story. Include both physical traits and personality characteristics. Do you like/dislike this character? Why? Include one quote from the novel to describe your character.

The golden rule the majority know is, just say “please” and “thank you”. Manners and polite behavior have been ingrained in our childhood and are qualities that are expected of us. Many think that it is important to be kind, polite, and well-mannered in all situations, however, this is not a standard that needs to be strictly followed. To begin, this topic is shown in The Grapes of Wrath, by John Steinbeck.

Lastly, when an individual does not fulfill their dreams, they will not be happy. This is similar to the thought of the American dream, but more generalize to any type of dream; any want which a person may have. If a want or dream is significant enough and the person knows that they cannot have it, this may lead to them breaking down, the same way Marcus did in this quote “[t]he sobs that came then didn't sound like my voice. They sounded like an animal noise, maybe a donkey or some kind of big cat noise in the night. I sobbed so my throat burned and ached with it, so my chest heaved.”

The Grapes of Wrath is set in the horrible stage of our American history, the Depression. Economic, social, and historical surroundings separate the common man of America into basically the rich and poor. A basic theme is that man turns against one another in a selfish pride to only protect themselves. For example, the landowners create a system in which migrants are treated like animals and pushed along from one roadside camp to the next. They are denied decent wages and forced to turn against their fellow scramblers to simply survive.