grapes of wrath
As I sat back and watched this movie, I was astonished as to how realistic it was. They show how life was in the ‘Great Depression’. This movie shows how one family deals with getting kicked off their farm, death of family members, and much more.Our movie starts with a young man, Tom Joad, walking down a dusty road. He was just released from prison where he was serving time for homicide. He is heading home. On his way he meets a trucker whom Tom gives a hard time (making you think he is angry with life and the world). As he gets out of the truck, he tells the driver why he was in jail and the drivers face shows his fear. Tom next runs into the town preacher, Jim Casy. Casy explains that he has lost his calling and does not preach any more. They talk a bit as they continue. We see the farm and it looks kind of spooky. Dark and not a sound, except the wind, can be heard. As Tom looks for his family, he hears something. He finds a neighbor, Muley Graves, who is looking a little ‘touched’. He tells how Toms' family was run off the farm 2 weeks earlier and how they went to his Uncle John’s farm, but not for much longer because John has to leave his farm also. Muley explains how families were forced from their land an
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Some common words found in the essay are:
Ma Joad, Department Agriculture, Ma Grandpa, Al Toms, Casy Tom, Ma Thats, Casy Casy, Ma Pa, Tom Joad, Johns Joads, uncle johns, tom rest, casy casy explains, casy casy, casy explains, family strong, tom goes, ma pa, start fight, campers grab, drive road, uncle johns farm,
Approximate Word count = 1860
Approximate Pages = 7 (250 words per page double spaced)
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