Migrant Workers In John Steinbeck's The Grapes Of Wrath
The Grapes of Wrath
“Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed; those who are cold and are not clothed.-Dwight D. Eisenhower”
The Grapes of Wrath is written by John Steinbeck, it is about the trials during the Dust Bowl. It is also about the Joad family, who like among many others were forced off their land. Steinbeck wrote the book from his personal views on the Dust bowl. The most powerful and meaningful chapters he wrote are the ones about the migrant workers. When reading the book you can tell where Steinbeck stands on the matter of the government vs. the people.
The first chapter of the book Steinbeck talks about the impending Dust …show more content…
Most of the migrant people were hated and treated poorly because the californians were scared that their jobs were going to be taken away by the migrants. “They were hungry, and they were fierce. And they had hoped to find a home, and they found only hatred.”(233)
The Joad family has experienced first hand what people will do to get the “Okies” to leave. The police would start fights with people, or would arrest them for no apparent reason, “ Ever see ‘im before? The contractor insisted. Hmm, seems like I have. Las’ week when that used-car lot was busted into. Seems like I seen this fella hangin’ aroun’. Yep! I’s swear it’s the same fella. Suddenly the smile left his face. Get in the car… Tom said, You got nothin’ on him.”(263).
“ Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed; those who are cold and not clothed”- Dwight D. Eisenhower. This quote to me means that the government may not think the people a top priority, and only truly think of a quick and effective way to make more money. Very soon people started to believe that their life wasn’t important, all because the government only seems to take interest in people who have already died, rather than the people who are still alive and are in desperate need of
“Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed; those who are cold and are not clothed.-Dwight D. Eisenhower”
The Grapes of Wrath is written by John Steinbeck, it is about the trials during the Dust Bowl. It is also about the Joad family, who like among many others were forced off their land. Steinbeck wrote the book from his personal views on the Dust bowl. The most powerful and meaningful chapters he wrote are the ones about the migrant workers. When reading the book you can tell where Steinbeck stands on the matter of the government vs. the people.
The first chapter of the book Steinbeck talks about the impending Dust …show more content…
Most of the migrant people were hated and treated poorly because the californians were scared that their jobs were going to be taken away by the migrants. “They were hungry, and they were fierce. And they had hoped to find a home, and they found only hatred.”(233)
The Joad family has experienced first hand what people will do to get the “Okies” to leave. The police would start fights with people, or would arrest them for no apparent reason, “ Ever see ‘im before? The contractor insisted. Hmm, seems like I have. Las’ week when that used-car lot was busted into. Seems like I seen this fella hangin’ aroun’. Yep! I’s swear it’s the same fella. Suddenly the smile left his face. Get in the car… Tom said, You got nothin’ on him.”(263).
“ Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed; those who are cold and not clothed”- Dwight D. Eisenhower. This quote to me means that the government may not think the people a top priority, and only truly think of a quick and effective way to make more money. Very soon people started to believe that their life wasn’t important, all because the government only seems to take interest in people who have already died, rather than the people who are still alive and are in desperate need of