John Steinbeck is an exemplary author; in this chapter I felt like I was there. He explained very well what the scenery looked like, how it felt, and how the character's viewed the situation. I can't wait to read the rest of the book.
Wednesday, June 17, 2015
Chapter 1
" A gentle wind followed the rain clouds, driving them on northward, a wind that softly clashed the drying corn. A day went by and the wind increased, steady, unbroken by gusts. The dust from the roads fluffed and spread out and fell on the weeds beside the fields, and fell into the fields a little way"
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I agree with you (:
ReplyDeleteThe inciting cause of this chapter is the Dust Bowl which has scarred the gray country of Oklahoma. Many farmers had gone home and believed that everything head "all-right", but we're in in store for the life changing effects that the Dust Bowl will have in the future.
ReplyDeleteWould it only be the gray country of Oklahoma ? Since in the beginning of the chapter it also mentions the red country, so wouldn't it have to be both the gray and red country that were affected?
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ReplyDeleteI agree, I think the detail which Steinbeck provides is what makes the story so alluring. It's also what makes the metaphorical chapters so powerful.
ReplyDeleteAt first I thought the book would only be about the Dust Bowl, but as I read along, I was surprised it was about the struggle the Joad's have through out the Great Depression. Although the Dust Bowl was the inciting incident, the story has a much more interesting plot line. Steinbeck begins every chapter with a detailed description of the setting, so I could see why you felt like you were one of the characters in the book.
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