Rhetorical Analysis Chapter 25

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In the intercalary chapter number 25, Steinbeck shows the decay of morals and also physical decay in the chapter. He contrasts land that is used naturally for its nutrients, and land used, or in Steinbeck’s eyes, wasted for profits. The chapter has some apocalyptic overtones throughout. Steinbeck uses vivid imagery and harsh statements to convey his message. The chapter seems to show how there are consequences for interrupting the lands life force to line ones pockets. People must die and “coroners must fill in the certificates—died of malnutrition”. He uses irony to portray a form of karma or some other type of force that evens out the losses between the land and the men who corrupted it. The tone Steinbeck uses to describe the smells in this

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