In chapter one I really enjoyed the deep use of descriptive words to describe the setting. The setting started off as a very vivid and easy going but as the rising action started approaching we see how everything gets twisted around. The dust storm seemed like a deadly disease that infected everything in its way. One of my favorite quotes in this passage is, "Dust hung like fog" (Steinbeck,1939,Para.10). This shows how strong and thick it was that it hanged in the air. Overall, this opening chapter gave out the main conflict of the story and pointed out how this was going to be Nature vs. Man type of conflict.
I agree Brianda, that Chapter ones imagery was very detailed and beautiful. Yeah Chapter one did give off the main conflict of the story at the end, with the farmers and their families wondering what to do next.yeah the Dustor is sort of similar to the Black Death, it would take away the lives of those effected by it. The Black death Devasted the Europeans as the Dustbowl destroyed the occupations of the migrants.
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