Theme
This theme becomes evident in The Grapes of Wrath when a turtle struggles up a highway embankment, even after being knocked down by a car.
What is perseverance despite obstacles?
This poor guy had a very traumatic birth, resulting in him being a little...different than his family, even though there was nothing physically wrong.
Who is Noah Joad?
Unless stated otherwise by a prompt or teacher, assume that this format should be used when writing for academic purposes.
What is MLA?
Please don't use a period when you could use this winky-faced punctuation mark to avoid short, choppy sentences.
What is a semicolon?
A community whose economy, social structure, and way of life are based on agriculture and cultivation of land.
What is agrarianism?
F. Scott Fitzgerald, author of The Great Gatsby, made this major theme evident when he made one of the richest men on Long Island Sound die in a lonely and depressing way.
What is the fallacy of the American dream?
Known as the CITADEL of the family, this woman really kept things under control.
Who is Ma?
When writing a scholarly research paper, one should avoid the use of any words such as "I, me, my, you, your," or any other such pronouns. This point of view removes the subjectivity that a personal opinion might cause.
What is third person?
When answering ACT-style English questions, this can really help you determine correct answers.
What is, crossing out prepositional phrases and extra information?
Someone who moves across state lines in order to find work, potentially multiple times.
What is a migrant?
With Ma Joad at the helm, the Joad family worked together and stuck together (for the most part), making this a major theme in Steinbeck's great work.
What is the importance of family?
He was in prison for four years for killing a guy by bashing his head in with a shovel. Later, he acted in a similar fashion, killing a man with a pick handle after watching Jim Casy's tragic death by bludgeoning.
Who is Tom?
Students should avoid beginning scholarly essays with one of these. It can be seen as elementary and even a little...silly.
What is a question?
This little mark takes the place of missing letters when writing contractions, such as the word "let's."
What is an apostrophe?
This word, meaning above or out of the ordinary, is an adjective. Adjectives, as a reminder, describe nouns.
What is transcendent?
Among other themes evident in The Grapes of Wrath, this one focuses on the need to treat everyone with respect and honor, despite social status.
What is human dignity?
Grampa Joad was buried there.
Where is Bethany, OK?
Writing a literary analysis, especially where one spends time analyzing this important message, can help link disparate plot points and bring to light a structured and unified message.
What is theme?
While adjectives describe nouns, this similar sounding word refers to verb descriptors.
What is an adverb?
This noun is used to signify conversation between multiple characters in a written work.
What is dialogue?
When determining theme, readers should consider this overarching idea, rather than looking for something explicitly stated.
What is the message or lesson?
Steinbeck used these chapters to provide historical context to his readers, not to bore them.
What are intercalary chapters?
When writing for a scholarly purpose, one must use one of these in order to appropriately give credit where credit is due.
What is a works cited sheet?
These words may not sound anything alike, but they're used for similar meanings.
What are synonyms?
This adjective could easily replace the word TRUCULENT when used to describe someone's looks or manner.
What is petulant?