1. “Nothing in life comes easy, if it does you should be suspicious” (222) 2. “Thinking about that moment was like peeling a scab off an almost healed wound” (9) 3. “They love to wave the red flag in the bullring, but you don’t have to react” (209) 4. “In any case, she refused to take the drug test and signed a paper for the termination of her parental rights to me instead” (137) 5. “If you were not made of resilient material, you would not have come this far” (212) 6. “Most of the time our personal monsters stay submerged, even though the constantly changing water keeps us on edge. Every once in a while a creature 's tail, fin, or snout will surface.” (146) (C) This can be connected to the quote “hard work pays off” because if you do not work for something either, somebody else will get the …show more content…
You can simply walk away and not let it bother you or, blow up and give the reaction that the person wanted to see. (CL) This means that Ashley’s mom more than likely had some connection to drugs, since she refused to take the test. Since she terminated her parental rights, Ashley will never be able to live with her mom again. (C) This quote can connect to the real world because when a nation has to deal with a major natural disaster or a terrorist attack, they don’t let it ruin them. Everybody joins together, rebuilds, and creates a stronger bond in the nation. If they could not do that, the nation would still be in ruins. (C) This can connect to the quote “don’t judge a book by its cover.” Just because someone seems alright on the outside doesn’t mean that the necessarily are. They could be dealing with a multitude of things, and be hiding it very well. But at times, it might get the best of them and they can break down seemingly out of
Title: A Long Way Gone Author: Ishmael Beah Page range: 16 Entry #1: “We must strive to be like the moon” In this quote Ishmael Beah, the narrator, is speaking from Khalilou’s house (Ishmael’s friend) in Mattru Jong. Ishmael and his brother Junior were just returning before the rebels attacked their town, Mogbwemo.
MILLERSBURG — Looking into the face of the man she assaulted, a Killbuck woman who was high on LSD when she became violent with a Holmes County Sheriff 's deputy responding to a disconnected 9-1-1 call in October, said she was sorry. Kaetlyn M. Weber, 20, of 424 S. Main St., previously pleaded guilty in Holmes County Common Pleas Court to a single count of assault. The charge is made a fourth-degree felony because the victim, Mike Williams, was acting in the capacity of a deputy at the time. “You didn 't I was real,” Williams told Weber of the moment he found her wandering in the middle of a bean field. And, while he tried to reassure her he was there to help, “You got violent with me
In the Great Depression era novel The Grapes of Wrath John Steinbeck deploys descriptive language to convey Man’s perseverance. For example in chapter 3 Steinbeck describes Man’s perseverance by using a turtle and it struggles to represent the Joad family’s struggles. One can see Man’s perseverance when narrator states, “Now the hands, braced on top of the wall, strained and lifted, and the shell came slowly up and rested its front end on the wall.” In this passage the phrases “strained and lifted” and “came slowly up” evoke the reader's sense of struggle and hardship because the turtle is slowly lifting itself with all its might over a large obstacle. This dialogue also expresses life’s will to survive regardless of the
Chapter 22 (pgs 389-443) The story now focuses back on the Joads and their life in a Government Camp. His camp was directed by the ones saying and using the facilities. It had its own rights and the cops had no authority inside the gates. The punishment and the law were self created and can be altered by the council made up of rotating people.
In Steinbeck’s Grapes of Wrath, the common theme of exploitation and self preservation is displayed through the interactions between those characterized as “the monster” and the disenfranchised common people during the Great Depression. In chapter 7, the narrator is a head car salesman who is intentionally selling cars that are in bad condition and inflating the prices. The car salesman has multiple manipulative and deceptive techniques to sell these cars and he shows almost no regard for the fate of his customers. He knows that the people coming to buy cars from him are in dire need and vulnerable enough to accept whatever they can get, even if it means having to make monthly installments for a higher price, or accepting a car with a wrecked
How can lying and telling partial truths be more ethical than following the law? One of the final scenes in To Kill A Mockingbird reveals the death of Mr. Ewell after his attack on Jem and Scout. Atticus believes the written law show be directly adhered to, while Heck Tate believes morals take precedence over precise legal codes. The men have differences of opinion on who killed Mr. Ewell, and how they should respond. Each man views his cause as the most moral and most ethical.
Stealing money and giving it to the needy isn’t anything new. Ashleigh knew her dad needed that money so she stole it from her mother. Although this may not be the right thing to do, Ashleigh still stole the money for her dad because she prefers her dad over her mom, and her dad made her feel special. A major reason Ashleigh took the money was because she prefers her dad over her mom.
Pitts Article Rhetorical Analysis – Final Draft In life people try to comfort others in times of grieving. Leonard Pitts comforts his readers in his article, “We will go forward from this moment ” by trying to make since of the 9/11 attack. Pitts uses emotion and logic to persuade the Americans that the terrorists can do what they want to America, but America is tough enough to handle it.
The article “L.A. Priest” by Stuart Pfeifer, L.A. Times, wrote about the priest, Father Peter Valdez for stealing $284,000 from an elderly widow. The actions Valdez made are an example of exploitation. In the film, The Pursuit of Happyness produced by Todd Black, shows a father who wants a better life for him and his son. The film is about perseverance because the father, Chris wants to be happy and do the hard work for to achieve success. The novel, The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck explains the two themes dealing with the Joads and each story can connect together.
John Steinbeck, in the novel, Grapes of Wrath, identifies the hardships and struggle to portray the positive aspects of the human spirit amongst the struggle of the migrant farmers and the devastation of the Dust Bowl. Steinbeck supports his defense by providing the reader with imagery, symbolism and intense biblical allusions. The author’s purpose is to illustrate the migrant farmers in order to fully exploit their positive aspects in the midst of hardships. Steinbeck writes in a passionate tone for an audience that requires further understanding of the situation.
The tone of chapter 11 in John Steinbeck's, “The Grapes of Wrath,” is sympathetic, sad and hopeless. His word choice and syntax show how the sad houses were left to decay in the weather. His use of descriptive words paints a picture in the reader's mind. As each paragraph unfolds, new details come to life and adds to the imagery. While it may seem unimportant, this intercalary chapter shows how the effects of the great depression affected common households.
John Steinbeck has a style of writing unparalleled in history and in the modern world. In the same way, his philosophies are also unparalleled, with his focus in socialism not extending to communism or abnegation of spiritualism. His ideal world is utopian, holding the dust bowl migrant at the same level as the yeoman farmer was held in Jeffersonian times. In The Grapes of Wrath Steinbeck Steinbeck, who posses impregnable technique, conveys his message of a group working tirelessly for the betterment of the community.
Frenchman Napoleon Bonaparte stated, “The surest way to remain poor is to be an honest man.” Bonaparte’s quote illustrates that many of those who fall into the pit of poverty are not there because they live dishonestly, cheat, and exploit others, rather they are there because they did quite the opposite. In fact, it is usually the few at the top of the ladder who acted in such a way. John Steinbeck’s 1939 novel, The Grapes of Wrath, is the story of the Joad family, who like many others from that era and region, lost their farm due to drought and economic ruin. They got word that California had plenty of jobs, and therefore, they headed west.
The term “American dream” was coined in 1931 by James Adams. It is defined as the dream of a land where life is fuller and richer for everyone. This dream has been shared by millions of people all over the world since America was discovered. People such as European immigrants, and even people born in the Americas who wanted to expand west. The Joad family’s journey is a prime example of the determinism families had to try to live the American dream.
In The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck, the chapters alternate between two perspectives of a story. One chapter focuses on the tenants as a whole, while the other chapter focuses specifically of a family of tenants, the Joads, and their journey to California. Chapter 5 is the former and Steinbeck does an excellent job of omniscient third person point of view to describe the situation. Chapter 5’s main idea is to set the conflict and let the readers make connections between Steinbeck’s alternating chapters with foreshadowing. Steinbeck is effectual in letting readers make connections both to the world and the text itself with the use of exposition, and symbolism.