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The Grapes Of Wrath: Character Analysis

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WenJie, Zhou
Senior Literature and Composition
Period A
11 December 2015
The greedy desire can make people turn illegal step-by-step leading to the crime abyss. But the inherent personality is the most critical fact of the sin. Dick was one of the murderers, he desired a better life but he failed twice. He thought money could bring him the life that he wanted with a deep certainty. Money brought him the hope of having a complete and happy family. Once Dick heard that the Clutters had a lot of money from Floyd Wells, a prisoner who used to work for Mr. Clutter, he planned to kill the family and take all the money away. Therefore, he found himself a complice, Perry. Dick was not thinking to let Perry get involved in this action when they first …show more content…

In Emporia, Kansas, Dick and Perry buy a pair of rubber gloves and enough rope to tie up 12 people, in case the Clutters have company for Thanksgiving. Perry wants to buy some black stockings to cover their faces, but Dick thinks that 's a waste of money. Since they 're not leaving any witnesses. “‘No witnesses,’ he reminded Perry, for what seemed to Perry the millionth time.” (37) They had already prepared to kill all innocent people. “ ‘This is it, this is it, this has to be it, there 's the school, there 's the garage, now we turn south.’ ” (57) Through the details of the information which Dick got from Floyd before, they found the house. With Dick’s extreme excitement, they housed the headlights, slowed down the car, entered the house, and left the house …show more content…

Dick convinced Perry that they have committed the perfect crime, and went back to Kansas would be completely safe. They tried to hitch a ride but the evil spirit was never gone, Dick planned to kill the driver and took over the car. One guy named "Mr. Bell" stopped and picked up them. Just as Dick gave Perry the signal to bash in Bell 's skull, Bell stopped to pick up another hitchhiker, made him to escape from the death luckily. Their plan failed. After getting dropped off, they noticed a big dark something was at the corner of the barn. It was a 1956 Chevrolet with the key in the ignition. Driving the stolen car, they were back in Kansas. Perry was sick so he stayed in a laundromat with all their clothes, and Dick was late, as usual. Perry suddenly thought of a million awful reasons for Dick to be late this time. He was afraid that Dick was arrested and told the police all about Perry and the Clutter murder. Then, the Kansas police would be heading straight for Perry. The restlessness after the murder drove him crazy, he was afraid to get caught and go to “the corner”. But Dick finally showed up. He figured they would hit a few more places with bad checks that night, then headed to Florida for

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