Literary Devices
How does the mood shift in Chapter 29?
From fear to wrath.
What other chapter does Chapter 29 align with?
Chapter 1
Then the sickness came, _______ , and ________ that went to the eyes and to the mastoids.
pneumonia and measles
What color were the hills at the beginning of the year?
They were pale green.
Why did the children cry?
They cried with hunger because there was no food.
What literary device is used here?
"The beating rain worked at the canvas until it penetrated and sent streams down."
Personification
What two elements contrast eachother?
Dust and Rain
the break had not come; and the break would never come as long as ______ could turn to ______.
fear; wrath
What conditions were the babies born in?
They were born in the wet hay of leaking barns and were born to women who panted with pneumonia.
What did the boys usually do?
They went out to steal and men also went out to steal.
What literary device is used here?
"They splashed out through the water, to the towns, to the country stores, to the relief offices, to beg for food, to cringe and beg for food, to beg for relief, to try to steal, to lie."
Anaphora
How did the comfortable people's view on the migrant people shift?
They felt pity at first and then felt hatred for the migrant people.
What were the conditions on the highway?
The water poured and cars moved slowly, cutting the water ahead.
How did the rain affect the migrants' tents?
The migrants huddled in their tents and men went out in the rain with shovels to build little dikes around the tents.
What did the women do?
They watched the men for comfort and sighed with relief.
What mood does this quote establish?
"Tiny points of grass came through the earth, and in a few days the hills were pale green with the beginning year."
Hope and Hapiness
Where did people go to find work?
Relief Offices
And if no work-no ____, no _____.
money; food
How did the rain destruct the area?
The rain pattered relentlessly down and the streams broke their banks and spread out over the country.
What did the migrant people ask?
How long's it likely to go on?