Grapes of Wrath Essay
In chapter seven of John Steinbeck’s Grapes of Wrath, the used car salesmen are portrayed as immoral and heartless. The lack of quotation marks makes the salesmen seem less human. On page eighty-six, Steinbeck depicts both the point of view of the costumers, and the salesmen. The owners of the car dealerships mean solely to take advantage of poor buyers. They do not profit from selling cars that are of value, but rather from finding the poorest quality, used vehicle, giving it the appearance of reliability, and pawning it off on desperate farmers wishing to get to California. 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
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Some common words found in the essay are:
Grapes Wrath, Fifty Hes, Alright Joe, , purchasing car, extra money,
Approximate Word count = 661
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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