Monday, July 6, 2015
Chapter 12
Chapter 12 begins with Highway 66 and how thousands of families are traveling on it to get to a land where success and prosperity are available. Highway 66 unifies the diverse landscape of the U.S., just as it gives the fleeing migrants some solidarity in their hardships.This highway sumbolizes unity and a road to success or the awful outcome of obstacles families like the Joad's have to face. Since this highway was described in the first paragraph of the chapter, I assume no one pays any attention to it but I would like to know if anyone had any ideas why there was such emphasis on Highway 66. Steinbeck always begins every chapter with a description of the setting and their importance.
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For the most part the Joads do seem to be on the road for most of the time, so in a way it does make the highway every important.
ReplyDeleteHighway 66 is highly important because it is where all families must cross in order to reach the west, but isnt very talked about throughout the novel. Therefore, Highway 66 is very important to the Joads and mostly anyone traveling westward.
ReplyDeleteThe author gives the readers a lot of detail on Highway 66 to show it's importance because most of the time the families travels are on that highway. In my opinion, I think he starts off the paragraphs with details on the setting to give the readers a sense of how the characters are experiencing it for themselves.
ReplyDeleteThe author gives the readers a lot of detail on Highway 66 to show it's importance because most of the time the families travels are on that highway. In my opinion, I think he starts off the paragraphs with details on the setting to give the readers a sense of how the characters are experiencing it for themselves.
ReplyDeleteHighway 66 was the main highway in 30's and 40's. The highway ran through the heart of the country and was the most prominent highway west. It's still a symbolic highway as seen in the movie Cars.
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