Sunday, June 21, 2015
Chapter 3
"The CONCRETE HIGHWAY was edged with a mat of tangled, broken, dry grass, and the grass heads were heavy with oat beards to catch on a dogs coat". The description of the setting is metaphorical because it explains how the grass around the highway is dry( which will be seen with the mouths of the Joads who are in need of water) and how everything is tangled. Steinbeck is using the turtle as a possible future character who will be thrown alongside and learn how to survive on their own. Who do you believe the turtle will symbolize as of being most likely thrown thrown out.
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That was a good example, I never thought of it that way; the grass around the highway being dry symbolizing the Joads in need of water.
ReplyDeleteYeah, everything from the beginning of the story plays out at the end.
ReplyDeleteMaybe the turtle is not something to be looked at as a single character, it could be a metaphor towards the Joad family and how the struggle together.
ReplyDeleteThat's exactly what I thoguht.
DeleteI believe the turtle is metaphorical in the sense of how unstoppable it's journey is. It struggled over every obstacle on its own. It was shown mercy by some(the lady who swerved to miss it), and cruelty by others(the guy who swerved to hit it). Even when Tom lets it go, it continues in the exact same direction as before. Ignoring everything, save for what's in its path.
ReplyDeleteHas anyone thought about how all the events in description in this chapter symbolize the Joad's journey to California? For example, Sayanne is completely right in my opinion. Also, the scorching hot road the turtle is walking on symbolizes the severe weather the Joad's will experience. Furthermore, the guy that purposely swerved to try to hit the turtle makes me think of Al while he was driving to CA. Al purposely try to hit animals on the road, just like what one of the drivers try to do to the turtle.
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