The Grapes Of Wrath: Chapter Summary

Chapter One Wally Rudolph West was three the first time his father came home drunk. Wally witnessed as Robert West beat his wife and Wally's mother Mary West until she couldn't move. After that, Wally had a very different view of the world and how it worked. Wally's first beating happened when Mary was at work and couldn't take the hits for her then seven year old son. Wally had dropped a plate while cleaning the livingroom and Robert, having been drinking, stormed into the room. "Wallace!" Robert

It’s 1939 and The Second World War has just broke out. The city of London is threatened and a lot of kids are evacuated to the villages on the outskirts of town. One of them is the eight year old boy William Beech. He is placed in Litte Weirworld with the widow Tomas Oakley. All ready from the first moment Tom realize that something is wrong with Willie, he is very small for his age, malnourished and his body is coverd in bruises and sores. Tom can’t understand why but when he open Willies bag he

In the intercalary chapter with the tenacious turtle, bounteous obstacles of nature and man impeded the turtle’s lengthy journey southwest, but the turtle persevered in the end. For example, when the turtle first appears, he soon saw “the hill, which was the highway embankment, reared up ahead of him” (Steinbeck 14). He thrust with his back legs and pulled with his front legs until he conquered the slope. Secondly, “A red ant ran into the shell, into the soft skin inside the shell” (Steinbeck 15)

Chapter 1: • Kathy (protagonist) says her “donors” always do well- what are the donations? • In a flashback Kathy explains when Tommy, a student at Hailsham, gets picked on by some fellow athletes and many nearby girls begin to laugh at him. Kathy however doesn’t laugh which shows she is one of the few characters in the novel who finds no pleasure in destroying the dignity of others. - Perhaps this is why she is such a skilled career. Chapter 2: • One night when Kathy and her friends are talking

Behind the scenes… “Be of sober spirit, be on the alert Your adversary, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.” 1 Peter 5:8 (NASB). He always works behind the scenes and at times he can be the most unrecognizable person in the world. You can bet that when he’s around there a whole lot more going on than what we’ve been let to believe. Who caused the Chaldeans to steal from Job and kill his servants (Job 1:12-17)? Who motivated Ananias and Sapphira to lie to the

Robert was another friend that Ben had made while working for General Motors. Ben discussed how he and Robert had many things in common. For instance, Ben stated “His forefathers, like mine, had drifted into this moron dragnet lookin’ for steady work and a pocketful of beer change.” (Hamper pg. 53). This is important because, again Ben is showing that they have bonded over personal information rather than how well they do their jobs. Once again, this is away of showing that they respect each other’s

Intercalary Chapters Intercalary chapters are frequently seen in the novel The Grapes of Wrath. They are inserted between the ongoing narratives of the Joad family to bring major themes and ideas of the novel together. These intercalary chapters give insight on what is happening in society in Oklahoma, the drought, the Dust Bowl and the migrant farmers. Steinbeck’s choice of using intercalary chapters may distract the reader from the main points of the story; however, they have a deeper and more

In the beginning of this chapter I realized that Eric and Merle wouldn’t have the kind of relationship they did in the first part. I thought it was a little strange how they had this love connection in one, while in this part they were mother and son. They were not even the main characters which I found was super odd. It took place on an archeologist digging site, and a few parts took place around the site. This leads me to my point, Eric’s relationship to the setting. Eric was a man who didn’t say

The plot of the novel The Grapes of Wrath has been confusing readers ever since the book was first written. Steinbeck carefully writes the chapters so that they eventually come together and make sense, or they add extreme detail to the novel. The plot of the book is woven to show, in great detail, how hard the Joads had it. This is why Steinbeck constantly changes between a 3rd person view and a narrator. A great example of a chapter adding to the story is chapter 7. Chapter 7 is a monologue of a used

Chapter 2 - Nice to Eat with You: Acts of Communion Meals in works of literature have always had a special connotation, they can be used by the author to relay information about the plot, the characters, or even the setting. John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath for example, The Joad family eats with other families affected by the Dust Bowl. Despite the families not knowing each other very well there is still that sense of communion because they are all suffering through the same thing, and they