Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Personally, i believe that
we are all capable of moving on. NOT forgetting, but moving on. It's
not so much a restart on life, but it's more of a reset of that past
experience of yourself by learning from it, and moving forward. Using it
to empower the new image you are proposing to create in your new
environment. So the quote from the text, "how will we live without our
lives? How will we know its us without our past?" although i understand
the circumstances of having to leave your home and almost all the
memories and treasures behind, i personally believe it isn't that
significant a change. I understand the pain it would cause, but to try and put so much emotion into a situation that doesn't necessarily have the intensity to back it up seems wasteful to me.
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This is exactly how i felt when i read the book. Apart from all the unfortunate events the Joads went through, i feel that just as well as they were able to make an emotional connection towards that home, then they are able to make one to any other and maybe even for the better. New memories can be made, and like you said you're not really forgetting those old memories but simply doing what you have to do for the chance of a new beginning and better opportunities.
ReplyDeleteChristian stated that the situation didn't have the "intensity to back it up." Consider the relationship the people had with their land. Their homes were a part of this and the history they created together. Perhaps it's trying to understand the context of this time a bit more that will help with sympathizing. It's not at all like today when we so easily uproot and move to new places not just within the U.S. but throughout the entire world. In the 30s and prior, people stayed in their communities for lifetimes, generations. So, it was "intense" to have to leave.
ReplyDeleteI do agree that they discover what is more important--as Breanna stated-- in them finding more of a connection with eachother vs. what is material.
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ReplyDeleteI feel like you are looking at the relocation of the Joad family from a materialistic and superficial perspective. It isn't just their home and its memories that they must say goodbye to, but it's a sense of security that the Joads must leave behind. As Mrs. Ross pointed out, these farmers' fields were most likely passed down from generation to generation. Imagine Phoenix Arizona being the only place you and your family has ever known and one day you pack up a few belongings and head to the other side of the country. It would be normal for you to be skeptical to make such a dramatic life transition. Sure I agree with you that life goes on and you should make the best of the situation at hand but it's perfectly acceptable for the Joads to be scared and emotional along the ride towards the unknown.
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