STUDY GUIDE Presents Written by Arthur Miller Directed by Pam MacKinnon The Old Globe 1363 Old Globe Way San Diego‚ CA 92101-1696 (619) 231-1941 GlobeLearning@theoldglobe.org www.TheOldGlobe.org Saturday‚ January 22‚ 2011 - Sunday‚ February 27‚ 2011 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS Welcome to The Old Globe; About the Old Globe…………………………………………………………. 3 Play Synopsis…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 4 The Characters………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 5 About the Playwright………………………………………………………………………………………………………7
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People during this century had to become ego and selfish as it was so difficult to just feed themselves. In the film ‘Grapes of Wrath’‚ people that came to destroy the houses on the farm said‚ “I got two little kids at home. My wife‚ wife’s mother. The folks gotta eat.” After that he continues to state that “First and only‚ I think about my folks. What happens to others is their own lookout.” During this time people were unable to share or help out others who had difficult circumstances. Pretty much
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relations‚ socialistic ideas are broken down to bias earnings of an individual. Through creating such divisions as the upper‚ middle‚ and lower class‚ the theory of Marxism analyzes what ways capitalism can be used against the people. In the Grapes of Wrath‚ John Steinbeck confronts this ideal and reveals what he believes regarding this subject. The Marxist theory of criticism examines the economic and governmental system that Steinbeck uses throughout the novel and reveals that Steinbeck does indeed
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killing Myrtle. There is no logic in his decision to go for a swim out in the open when Myrtle’s husband‚ Wilson‚ is on a manhunt for him. Gatsby’s love for Daisy was so strong that he was unable to realize his poor decision. Similarly‚ in Grapes of Wrath‚ when the Joad family is taking shelter in a barn‚ they encounter a dying
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experience driving trucks‚ it is shown that‚ “Now and then the flies roared softly at the screen door.” Besides‚ “Here’s a big transport comin’. Hope they stop; take away the taste of them shitheels.” A lot can be said of this term as used in Grapes of Wrath. The term references people with a particular character. They are mean‚ not honest‚ lazy‚ displeasing‚ and not of any good. In some other
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The Grapes of Wrath John Steinbeck Copyright 1939 John Steinbeck To CAROL Who willed this book To TOM Who lived it 1 TO THE RED COUNTRY and part of the gray country of Oklahoma‚ the last rains came gently‚ and they did not cut the scarred earth. The plows crossed and recrossed the rivulet marks. The last rains lifted the corn quickly and scattered weed colonies and grass along the sides of the roads so that the gray country and the dark red country began to disappear under
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California for a better future. In paradox however‚ throughout this time‚ countless number of people fell victim to the harsh inconvenience of class identity and prejudice which put the society under great stress and pressure. John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath‚ identifies class conflict to be the primary source of evil and suffering in the world‚ due to the dramatically diminished living standards of middle and lower class people‚ caused by class exploitations. Steinbeck’s own insights and attitudes
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Adapting a novel into a film is difficult‚ the director must analyze the book and pick what he/she wants to include in the film. In the film adaptation of The Grapes of Wrath‚ director John Ford attempts to turn 455 pages of the novel into a movie lasting no more than 2 hours. The first part of the film follows the book fairly closely and is very effective. However‚ the second half and the ending in particular are significantly different from the book and is not as effective. The first part of the
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with one rural scene then onto the next amid cruel developing seasons. Couple of mediums have possessed the capacity to catch the sum of the fatigued worker and the modest rancher’s experience like the books The Jungle by Upton Sinclair and The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck. These books contain an irrefutable similitude in its tragedies and shameful acts‚ which
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theme of “The Grapes of Wrath” is that agricultural capitalism leads to the dehumanization of mankind when the power of society lies only within the hands of few. This dehumanization causes the poor to live inhumanely to survive‚ and the wealthy to waste resources to gain even more success. As the novel progresses‚ it is illustrated that the poor families that stick together are the ones that stay afloat the longest. This is exemplified through the key symbol of the “grapes of wrath” expressed in
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