In the first paragraph imagery is used in the sentences, "Hot sun on rusted metal. Oil on the ground." This instantly creates the image of a dirty, miserable environment. "People are wandering in, bewildered, needing a car." The author use of diction tells the reader that the migrants are confused, and helpless. In the following paragraph, there are series of short, choppy commands and questions

. These sentences represent the migrants' inexperience with buying cars, and the perplexity it is causing. "How do you buy a car? What does it cost? I wonder how much for this one? We'll ask. It don't cost money to ask." The next statement, " Can't pay a nickel over seventy-five, or we won't have enough to get to California," can be interpreted in two different ways. The costumer could literally mean that every penny saved will help them, or it could simply show the costumer's original sternness on how much he would spend before the salesman started bargaining with him. The salesmen are characterized as very greedy and manipulative people, which can be unmistakably seen in the sentence, " God, if only I could get a hundred jalopies. I don't car if they run or not." In the following piece, personification is used to describe the used tires at the car dealership. The tires are referred to as "bruised" which is a human quality, but the image of old, worn, and tattered

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Grapes Wrath, Fifty He's, Alright Joe, , purchasing car, extra money,
Approximate Word count = 661
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)