Historical Context
When does the story take place?
1930's
Fellas get use' to a place, it's hard to go.
Jim Casey
Who does Tom meet?
Timothy and Wilkie Wallace
A stroke
Their sunburned faces were dark, and their sun-whipped eyes were light.
metaphor
What states did the dust bowl affect?
Oklahoma, New Mexico, Colorado, Texas, and Kansas
In the evening, a strange thing happened: the twenty families became one family.
John Steinbeck
Who makes Ma feel human again?
The manager, Jim Rawley
What did Casey do for Tom?
Its the monster. Men made it, but they can't control it.
Motif
How many people were affected by the dust bowl?
2 million
Wherever theys a fight so hungry people can eat, I'll be there.
Tom
How does the Joads luck go?
It's finally going well
How did Casey die?
Hit with a club
What do you want us to do? We can't take less share of the crop-we're half starved now.
Dialogue
When did the dust bowl end?
1941
In the souls of the people, the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage.
John Steinbeck
How do the people get treated by the government?
Very poorly
What did Ma do when Granma died?
She laid next to her until they could pull over.
You know what cotton does to the land; robs it, sucks all the blood out of it.
personification
When was the book published?
1939
But for your three dollars fifteen or twenty families can't eat at all.
Why can the boss only pay 25 cents an hour?
it would cause unrest
What did Rose of Sharon say when the dog died?
It was bad for the baby
a piece of pie branded like an engine part
similie