This chapter is filled with parallelism. The Californians wonder “what if [the okies] won’t scare,” (236) and “what if they stand up” (236) and “shoot back” (236). Here, Steinbeck is pointing out the natives’ fears and hinting about the migrant’s bravery. He also makes a distinct contrast between the recently arrived Okies who believe that they “ain’t foreign” (233) and the Californians. Perceiving themselves as coming from a similar background as the rest of the inhabitants of the Golden State, the Okies insist on similar rights; however, the natives believe that although the Okies “talk the same language” (236) they “ain’t the same” (236). This knowledge that they deserve the same decencies as any other American citizens gives strength and credence to their demands. Steinbeck makes the Okies appear more dangerous to the California natives and hints that they have the power and ambition to seize the land if they come together.…
In chapter 21, the workers are in California and the mild people of California find in the Okies what they have yet to experience- fear and desperation. Sensing the extent to which the migrants are willing to work, the locals begin to fear for their own jobs, and most importantly, for their own…
The life of the itinerant workers, George and Lennie, start off in Soledad, California, a town name that means "solitude" in Spanish unable to get a fixed job because of the The Great Depression they’re emotions start to take the best of them. [As cited in Novels for Students. Ed. Diane…
The Joads face many obstacles in this story of their travels though together they over come each one. They stick together through all the rough times. They travel a great distance to get to California because they think that that is the "promise land". When they arrive in California, they discover that they are not welcome. Though, they try to survive as best they can.…
The road that is mentioned in this passage, the “migrant way”, refers to Route 66 that was used by many to travel to California. The common road used by migrants from all over the country symbolizes the common struggle of those people as they make their journey west. As the migrants came together on Route 66, they shared similar goals and similar challenges. Steinbeck uses this road as a symbol of a shared struggle between these people.…
The play and film do a great job in distributing the idea that Mexicans are paranoid immigrants based on the exaggeration of reaction from the characters. In the play it is evident that the characters are terrified because in a conversation by some characters it states,…
This novel is about how people as the Joad family lived during the great depression, and how they did it to survive. Tom , just released from prison, comes home to find his family struggling to get money to eat. Ma Joad is the person that keeps their family together when everyone wants to give up or stay behind. Jim Casy, an ex-preacher, is a major character because he tells Tom where to find his family.…
The Great Depression, also known as the Dust Bowl, was a very challenging time period for people in the Southwest. As the “double whammy” of drought and depression deepened on the Great Plains, more and more farmers gave up or were forced off of their land. In this book the Joad family where the ones who had to reform their whole lives because of the difficulties they where facing in their hometown. The family packed their belongings and set out on a journey down route 66 to a supposedly better life in the Far West. In Search of a new beginning, the Joad’s family was deteriorating slowly day by day.…
The novel starts with an idyllic, natural scene. This creates a sense of peacefulness and calm. However, this scene is disrupted by George and Lennie’s arrival.…
The urge of going beyond one’s limits, of crossing borders, is perfectly presented in the film “Stagecoach” directed by John Ford. It presents a collection of people who travel in one carriage to a distinct Lordsburg. They know how dangerous this travel is, but anyway decide to take the risk. Although each of them has different motifs for the journey, they all meet at one place and have to cooperate on the road. Inside the stagecoach, collapse people of different material and social status. Lady Lucy Mallory travels to her lieutenant husband who stations in remote area. There is also a fallen woman, Dallas, who is rejected by the rest of the company until she proves to be a useful and modest female and helps lady Mallory give birth. For her, riding the stagecoach is another, if not the only, chance to begin a new life. There is also a runaway banker, who has stolen a bank deposit. Another traveller is doctor Doc Bune, a notorious drunk, but well-natured and fine doctor. They are a cross-section of all American settlers: from well-educated, people from higher casts of the society to the social outcasts, criminals and recluses. Paradoxically, there is a shift in meaning of the characters: the minor, poor people, sometimes unmoral, turn out to be supportive and reliable in the journey. They add depth to it. It may be an answer of the origins of America, which to a large extent consisted of the exiles from Europe. The film tries to indicate, that people can always improve and be given another chance.…
In the story, the author states, "Right before you get you get into St. Louis County, you run into the most famous of historic highways-Route 66." This is where he begins talking about Route 66. He states that it is the most famous. However, this is all opinion and does not support that Route 66 represents America. He later states, "Route 66, to me, represents America before we had the same stores…
Chapter 11, and intercalary chapter, talks about what becomes of the land when the farmer leaves. The land becomes unoccupied, and company farm workers come each day to work on the land, and then they go home. Because nobody is living in the farm houses, they are forgotten, inhabited by animals, and then they fall apart. Chapter 10 is the chapter when the Joads finally pack up and leave for California. Ma is convinced that California will be a beautiful, magical place with lots of work. This relates to Chapter 11 because when the Joads leave their land, company workers will come drive tractors in their land, and their house will become nothing more than a little dust. In Chapter 12, people heading towards California are often criticized for…
The beginning speaks about the humiliation Greek immigrants felt in the US in the early 1900s. As an example, when Callie’s grandfather Lefty, a Greek immigrant, works at a Ford automobile factory, the Ford investigators try to “Americanize” him. They come to his home and question him, “How often do you bathe, Mr. Stephanides, and how often do you brush your teeth?” (P101). They walk around their kitchen, looking in the oven, pots, and garbage, as well as give their advice regarding his financial situation. It is appalling to even think of that happening in today’s times, as it was simply outright demeaning to Lefty and Desdemona. The relationship between the Greek Americans and the African Americans is filled with prejudice. During the depression, Desdemona is shocked that she is forced to work in a black neighborhood. “Desdemona looked in awe and terror at all the faces filling the windows, all the bodies filling the streets” (P1410. The Stepanides’ family is affected by the Detroit riots, which although not technically a war, felt like one with the National Guard and military forces filling the streets. In the context of the novel it presents a nice parallelism to the grandparent’s flight from Smyrna, due to a fire, while here, the Stephanides leave Detroit after a fire in their own…
The first step to become a pimpstress is learning your stride. Or in this case, learning how to strut your stuff. A strut is an attitude walk. Ace this, and people will have their eyes glued to your punani in no time. This increases your sexyness and your swagger all at once.…
The marketing practices of El Pollo Loco for Indian market will be developed based on analyzing through the four P’s of marketing, which are products, place, price and promotional strategies. The market opportunities of El Pollo Loco in Indian will be developed by researching and comparing its competitors in Indian fast food market. Next, the details of four P will be introduced.…