...Oyibo 1 Onye Oyibo Mr. Cannon English III AP March 5th, 2014 The Grapes of Wrath Research Paper Throughout the Grapes Of Wrath, author John Steinbeck incorporates an adequate amount of Realism as well as Romanticism within his novel. Although these philosophies are brought upon the audience, Steinbeck prominently bases of The Grapes of Wrath upon a substantial use of Artistic Romanticism, through the similarity between the themes as well literally devices. Steinbeck stress the use of literally devices throughout the novel which establishes The Grapes of Wrath philosophy of Artistic Romanticism and Realism. Artistic Romanticism is based upon the romantic viewpoint of a particular outlook on the relations among God, Nature, and the individual manifested meaning. Throughout the novel of “Romanticism and Transcendentalism” the author is capable of unveiling the abstract meaning behind the philosophies of Romanticism. Romanticism was an not just an artistic movement but also, literary and intellectual movement that originated in the second half of the 18th century in Europe, and gained strength in reaction to the Industrial Revolution (Holman, Hugh M. "Definitions of Romanticism."). In literature, Romanticism has been found through recurrent themes of advocating criticism of the past. As well as in the novel (Phillips, Jerry, Andrew Ladd, and Michael Anesko. Romanticism and Transcendentalism) the author touches base on multiple in-depth examples and meaning of...
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...Throughout the semester we read three different books: The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck, Let The Water Hold Me Down by Michael Spurgeon, and Poor People by William Vollmann, all have a common theme, poverty. The books take on different aspects of poverty and use real life experiences that make you aware of what happens in their lives and how they deal with difficult situations. The Grapes of Wrath and Let The Water Hold Me Down have common story lines like family, grief, death, poverty, oppression, and they show how in different time periods the poor had to live and survive. The Grapes of Wrath novel follows the Joad family on their journey to California in search for work and comfortable living. The Joad’s get forced out of their land and are sent packing by the banks that is buying up everyones land for the plantation and growth of cotton. The family sets out on their trip to the “land of milk and honey” with Tom, who has been paroled, Ma, Pa, Al, Granma, Grampa, Uncle John, Rose of Sharon and husband Connie, Ruthie and Winfield, and preacher John Casy, and Noah....
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...Nikki Slomers Mrs. Moser AP English 11 28 March 2014 Steinbeck’s Philosophical Theory and Influences The Grapes of Wrath, a story of the Joads’ journey from Oklahoma to California in search of the American dream during the Great Depression era. Thousands upon thousands of people had to pack up and leave the land that they were born and raised on due to the Dust Bowl and the banks foreclosing on acres and acres of property. Having lived through this time period, John Steinbeck, the author of the novel The Grapes of Wrath is no stranger to the conditions these people lived in. Traveling with migrant farm workers for a few years in Salinas California, John adopted a very specific philosophical theory from the many influences around him. John Steinbeck’s philosophical theory, including transcendentalism and the concept of the oversoul, humanism, earthy democracy, and pragmatism, all play an important role in the development of his characters in The Grapes of Wrath. To begin, one of the most important characters in the novel, Jim Casy, “the preacher”, single-handedly interprets and embodies the philosophy of the author John Steinbeck and the novel itself. Tom Joad and Jim Casy cross paths while Tom was on his way home to find his family after just being released from prison. The two men, having been long time friends, decide to walk together and catch up. Jim vents to Tom, and tells him about not preaching anymore. “I was a preacher,” the man [Jim Casy] said seriously, “but...
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...films that demonstrate this are The Grapes of Wrath, El Norte, and City of God. In these films, characters struggle to find their idea of “paradise” or their “Promised Land”. The Grapes of Wrath is a film about a family who is forced off of their farms and out of their home due to the immense draught that has plagued the Midwest during the Great Depression. The actors in this film were not made up to look like the typical perfect Hollywood type. They look like real farmers and hardworking people and the lighting is manipulated to show this. The family, the Joad’s, travel from Oklahoma all the way to California when they hear about the jobs and opportunities out there. Throughout their journey they face a lot of difficulties in keeping their supplies and money at a constant flow. They stop to work small farming and harvesting jobs along the way but never make enough money. They keep their hope alive and the family close so that no one is left behind as they finally reach a dreary camp for people to find work. The main character, Tom, who was just released from prison, gets into a fight with another worker and knows he can not stay with the family because it will get all of them into trouble, so he goes off on his own. Tom is willing to risk the possibility of getting caught on his own so that the family does not have to suffer even more. There is a clear notion that the idea of his family comes first when he does this. The Joad’s are very disappointed in the work camp...
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...Care about her other brother Winfield than any other sibling they have. • Competitive – always competing with her other brother. • Big Mouth – she brags about her brother killing other people. Winfield Joad – the youngest of the whole family. • Scared – thinking that if he doesn’t have the proper setting of a family that he will become a different person than the rest of them. Floyd Knowles – migrant worker • Influential – inspired Casy and Joad to work in labor. • Spokesperson – he became the voice no one wanted to be. Spoke out to fight that Cast had with the police officer Muley Graves – neighbor of the Joad’s. Refused to leave the land that he had until he met Uncle Joad. • Doubtful – he wants to keep his land but was not quite sure. 5. The major settings were in Chapter 1-3 Chapter 1: described the “red country.” How it had a cornfield. At night it was “thick clouds of dust filled the night” Chapter 2: Tom Joad was introduced and was talking about his father fields. How it was lonely, cold, and void. Chapter 3: it described the summer. How a hot summers day can make a person feel “on the edge of the turtle’s shell, flipping it off the...
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