Saturday, August 25, 2012

The 1987 Exam: Essay Question #2
            “The Grapes of Wrath” takes place during the Dust Bowl migration of the 1930s and tells the story of a family looking for work in California. “The Grapes of Wrath” by John Steinbeck is meant to modify your attitude of American employers and American hospitality which were traditions that were challenged throughout the book. The author uses techniques like irony to influence the reader’s views.
            “The Grapes of Wrath” explains the Joad’s trouble of finding work in California because of the scarcity of jobs. Employers in California were deceitful to many American families, they found themselves scavenging for scraps of food and praying to find work. I find this ironic because I know American hospitality very well and throughout this book most California employers and police treated American families like dirt. John Steinbeck modifies your belief of American behavior in the 1900s.
            “The Grapes of Wrath” by John Steinbeck challenges your vies on generosity and compassion. Thousands of families that were looking for work found no help and were treated like slaves. American employers preferred to hire Mexicans instead of Americans which was cruel and challenged your view on American employers in the 1900s yet again. Police men threatened many Americans who were just looking for work. John Steinbeck modifies your views on police officers in the 1900s.
            “The Grapes of Wrath” by John Steinbeck is meant to modify your attitude of American employers and American hospitality which were traditions that were challenged throughout the book. The author uses techniques like irony to influence the reader’s views. American employers acted like demons in the 1930s because of their cruel treatment of American families. American hospitality was nonexistent in the 1930s because it was replaced by atrocities committed by American police officers.

3 comments:

  1. Well structured but I think you might have summarized it a little too much. The other suggestion would be to not start every paragraph with the title of the novel.

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  2. The main suggestion I have is that you expand the thesis some more. The essay would have been better (albeit lengthier) if you included a second method beyond irony that Steinbeck uses to modify beliefs. The support you made for your point was strong, but the entire essay would have been stronger if you had made more variety to your thesis.

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  3. I liked the arrows for their help in organizing your notes.
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