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The Grapes Of Wrath Chapter 14 Analysis

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In chapter fifteen of The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck, the author uses the literary element of point-of-view to portray the central idea. The theme represented within this chapter was that the people were desperate to get help due to the unfavorable circumstances presented by the Great Plains. The chapter goes on to tell the different stories of travellers who were in positions that caused them to be in need along with their responses to their diverse situations. The point-of-view this chapter is told from is from Mae’s perspective of her walk-in customers. For people travelling west, they valued the importance of cars and making it to California over the importance of their children. ‘We seen a wreck this mornin… must a been

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