The Grapes of Wrath 3

A detailed Summary of The Grapes of Wrath 3

Through out history man has made many journeys, far and wide.

Moses's great march through the Red Sea and Columbus's transversing

the Atlantic are only, but a few of mans great voyages. Even today,

great journeys are being made. Terry Fox's run across Canada while

having cancer is one of these such journeys. In every one of these

instances people have had to rise above themselves and over come

emence odds, similar to a salmon swimming up stream to fullfill it's

life line. Intense drive and extreme fortitude are qualities they had

to possess during their travels. In The Grapes of Wrath, Steinbeck

shows the Joads endurance by his use of extended metaphors in

Steinbeck uses intercalary chap

journey of a land turtle across a desolate highway. From the onset of

were searching for paradise, "the garden of Eden."

Much like the turtle from chapter three, the Joads had to face

many great hardships in their travels. The planes of Oklahoma, with

his journey, the turtle encounters many set backs. All along the way

in the readers mind is another function of Steinbeck's intercalary

poverty and hunger. Just as the turtle searched for food, the Joads

Approximate Word count = 522
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)

Category: English

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