Analysis of Style of The Grapes Of Wrath
John Steinbeck’s The Grapes Of Wrath is a moving novel, full of richly metaphorical language. His writing style often evokes deep emotions, as it does in the passage reprinted below, by creating a clear picture in your mind of what he’s trying to say. In this selection, he enforces a strong image in the reader’s mind: you cannot escape your past, which will be with you no matter where you go or what you do. This message is enforced through a combination of wit and style in his writing that is rarely found among literary works.
But you can’t start. Only a baby can start. You and me—why, we’re all that’s been. That anger of a moment, the thousand pictures, that’s us. This land, this red land, is us; and the flood years and the drought years are us. We can’t start again. The bitterness we sold to the junk man—he got it all right, but we have it still. And when the owner man told us to go, that’s us; and when the tractor hit the house, that’s us until we’re dead. To California or any place—every one a drum major leading a parade of hurts, marching with our bitterness. And some day—the armies of bitterness will all be going the same way. And they’ll all walk together and there’ll be a dead terror from it. (ch. 9, p. 11)
An important point that Steinbeck tries to deliver is the significance of memory. “The bitterness we sold to the junk man—he got it all right, but we have it still.” Despite having rid themselves of the physical presence of reminders of past woes, the mental image and pain still remain. Just because there isn’t anything around to provide evidence of something happening doesn’t mean that it will go away. “You and me—why, we’re all that’s been,” he wrote—people are defined by their experiences as memories, not by what is around them. One’s character is shaped from within, by his mind and his thoughts, not what he surrounds himself with in the external world.
Steinbeck’s word choice has a very significant impact on the effectiveness of his writing. By using words and phrases like “junk man,” “dead terror,” and the repetition of the words “bitterness” and “dead,” he drives his point home in a very matter-of-fact sort of way.
For this case, I believe that as the merchant stores like Wal-Mart or any kind of merchant, their vice is greed, and their virtue is temperance; letting people know about the deal they are having at that moment. For Ms. Primrose, her virtue is justice and well-being, and her vice is cowardice; because she wouldn’t agree with the judges final decision. Moreover, in utilitarians ethics; selling varies of items and help the community be able to get the supplies and food that they needs. In deontological ethics; even the judges make their final decision and I agree that the sign was obvious but as an owner of merchant, if one customer get hurt by the display once, then they should reconsider and be more caution with the display. In universal rules; the motive was to alert customers, and their reason is adversities but failed in a way of safety. They should have the viewing of old people vision when they place a
Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath is a realistic novel that mimics life and offers social commentary too. It offers many windows on real life in midwest America in the 1930s. But it also offers a powerful social commentary, directly in the intercalary chapters and indirectly in the places and people it portrays. Typical of very many, the Joads are driven off the land by far away banks and set out on a journey to California to find a better life. However the journey breaks up the family, their dreams are not realized and their fortunes disappear. What promised to be the land of milk and honey turns to sour grapes. The hopes and dreams of a generation turned to wrath. Steinbeck opens up this catastrophe for public scrutiny.
1. Irony is a useful device for giving stories many unexpected twists and turns. In Kate Chopin's "The Story of an Hour," irony is used very effectively in her story. Situational irony is used to show the reader what is assumed to happen sometimes doesn't. Dramatic irony is used to hint to the reader something is happening to the characters in the story that they do not know about. Irony is used throughout Chopin's "The Story of an Hour" through the use of situational irony and the use of dramatic irony.
The Declaration of Men and Citizen which was presented in August 1789 by the organization known as the National Assembly.
A man who no one could truly describe his character. A man who spoke regarding freedom, yet had many slaves. As per Ellis, Thomas Jefferson was a man with many personalities and characteristics. The points which I found interesting from Joe Ellis Interview are how Thomas Jefferson had a mysterious hue type of personality. He was very quiet and kept a lot to himself. A perfect example would Monticello, how its build in a private area on top of mountains in a quiet area, looking at the rest of the world. When an individual is quiet it?s really hard to understand their thoughts, personality and characteristics. He was a man as explained by Ellis ,who said one thing, but did the opposite, such as keeping slaves. Even though Jefferson said to be all for freedom, he kept slaves and gave the reasoning if freed would not be able to survive in the white society. Almost portraying like a protector, to keep the African Americans from harm and off the hands of Whites. Ellis believes one of the main reason why Thomas Jefferson became an icon for us is the fact that he created the Declaration of Independence. Joe Ellis also mentions how Thomas Jefferson needed slaves to do many things he needed to get done, such as building the Monticello, looking after his household, even using the slave women for sexual pleasures. He was a man who took full advantage of the slaves he had. Monticello was always a place which was unfinished; it had continuous work done to it, just like so Joe Ellis describes Thomas Jefferson character to be. Thomas Jefferson was a man of different personalities and one could not finish exploring of his personality and
In the novel Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck brings out the themes of Lonliness and companionship, and strengths and weaknesses through the actions, and quotations of the characters. Irony and foreshadowing play a large roll on how the story ends. Lennie and his habit of killing things not on purpose, but he is a victim of his own strength. George trying to pretend that his feelings for Lennie mean nothing. The entire novel is repetitive in themes and expressed views.
John Steinbeck wanted his readers to realize that people who act or have different traits than that of the majority shouldn't treated inequitably. That if the verbal abuse continues they will eventually lose sight of themselves and humanity. He proved this to his readers by using various symbols of imagery to display the lifelong damage of ridicule and persecution.
` Even though Steinbecks essay could be considered a dated opinion being written in the 19 hundreds. it goes to show his considerably harsh outlook hasn't sadly strayed from our reality all that much from its original publishment. He makes a statement “We are restless, a dissatisfied, a searching people.” Steinbeck may seem brutal and disappointed. but when reading you get a surprising tone of disapproval that doesn't sound hateful. It’s cruel but almost disapproving in a condescending way. He also makes a statement “We are self-reliant and at the same time completely dependent. We are aggressive, and defenseless.”
The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck is most often perceived as a depressing that enumerates the many failings of humans during the Great Depression and in general society. Daniel Joseph Singal agrees with this viewpoint, but with a twist. In his essay “Towards a Definition of American Modernism”, Singal shares how Steinbeck also has a message of hope contained within his story of hardship. Through the dreams a Ma and Rose of Sharon Joad, Steinbeck cautions readers on the action of dreaming, because one’s fantasies do not always turn into an expected reality.
The Green Mile starts off with cotton fields which ironically represents what Coffey was treated as. Coffey comes into the prison as a man with not a whole lot of money as a sharecropper or a migrant worker. Coffey’s black male stereotype represents what slaves were taught to be uneducated, dumb, but strong to do all the labor work. Coffey appears to never wear shoes and has jean overalls with holes in it. He also has markings that look like whip marks on his arm. Coffey suffers and is in a constant state of torment just like slaves did. Feeling the pain of the world, He looks up to heaven, angels, and Saint Christopher as his way out of this violent and hellish place just like slaves prayed for a better world in heaven.
Irony can often be found in many literary works. “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin is masterfully written full of irony. The characters of the short story, Mrs. Mallard, Josephine, Richards, Mr. Brently Mallard, and the doctors all find their way into Chopin’s ironic twists. Chopin embodies various ironies in “The Story of an Hour” through representations of verbal irony, dramatic irony, and situational irony.
In the short story, "Guests of the Nation," Frank O'Connor uses irony to illustrate the conflict which men face when their roles as combatants force them to disregard the humanity of their enemies. In both life and literature, irony exists when there is a contrast between expectation and reality. Verbal irony is defined as "a figure of speech in which the actual intent is expressed in words which carry the opposite meaning" (Thrall 248). In dramatic irony there is a contrast between a character's perception of a situation and the actual facts. Often "some of the actors on the stage or some of the characters in a story are 'blind' to facts known to the spectator or reader" (155) . The short story "Guests of the Nation" by Frank O'Connor illustrates both types of irony.
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Irony is a useful device for giving stories many unexpected twists and turns. In Kate Chopin's "The Story of an Hour," irony is used as an effective literary device. Situational irony is used to show the reader that what is expected to happen sometimes doesn't. Dramatic irony is used to clue the reader in on something that is happening that the characters in the story do not know about. Irony is used throughout Chopin's "The Story of an Hour" through the use of situational irony and the use of dramatic irony.
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