Why Would Writing Give Tom's Father The Shivers
“Pa could write, but he wouldn’. Didn't like to. It give him the shivers to write..” Why would writing give Tom’s father the shivers? Why wouldn't he put aside his discomforts to write to his own son in prison?
When Tom let go of the turtle, he push it under the house. Then the turtle got back from under the house and kept going in the direction it was before Tom bothered it. After that the cat started bothering the turtle by striking at the turtle’s and and slashing at it’s feet What is the deeper meaning behind this moment? What could the cat represent?
When reading further into chapter six, a character named Muley. When he talks about how life has been since the Joad family went away he sounds as if he was embarrassed to do things to survive like catching frogs and squirrels to eat when he had nothing else. He also seemed lonely. Why would he be embarrassed to to do what was needed to survive. Also, why didn't he just move west along with his family? …show more content…
What may have cause this emotion to dawn down on him? (What may have pushed him to the breaking point?)
While reading, Tom is telling Muley and Casey about his experiences in jail. He mentions that jail did not really change him, that if he had to do it all over again he would hesitate to. Was this used as a foreshadowing feature for Tom’s Character?
Chapter 7
“Watch the woman’s face. If the woman likes it we can screw the old man.” What do you think the author was trying to say in the figurative sense? Do you think it was a s=way of saying that the wife would eventually get what she wants in this case. that the man’s opinion doesn't matter?
Who was the “I” That the author kept referring to in this chapter?
What are the car dealers trying to
When Tom let go of the turtle, he push it under the house. Then the turtle got back from under the house and kept going in the direction it was before Tom bothered it. After that the cat started bothering the turtle by striking at the turtle’s and and slashing at it’s feet What is the deeper meaning behind this moment? What could the cat represent?
When reading further into chapter six, a character named Muley. When he talks about how life has been since the Joad family went away he sounds as if he was embarrassed to do things to survive like catching frogs and squirrels to eat when he had nothing else. He also seemed lonely. Why would he be embarrassed to to do what was needed to survive. Also, why didn't he just move west along with his family? …show more content…
What may have cause this emotion to dawn down on him? (What may have pushed him to the breaking point?)
While reading, Tom is telling Muley and Casey about his experiences in jail. He mentions that jail did not really change him, that if he had to do it all over again he would hesitate to. Was this used as a foreshadowing feature for Tom’s Character?
Chapter 7
“Watch the woman’s face. If the woman likes it we can screw the old man.” What do you think the author was trying to say in the figurative sense? Do you think it was a s=way of saying that the wife would eventually get what she wants in this case. that the man’s opinion doesn't matter?
Who was the “I” That the author kept referring to in this chapter?
What are the car dealers trying to