| Where was Steinbeck born? | Salinas, CA |
| Dates of Steinbeck | 1902-1968 |
| When did he win Pulitzer Prize and for what book? | 1940-Grapes of Wrath |
| When was Grapes of Wrath written? | 1939 |
| When was the Great Depression? | 1929-1939 |
| Who was Herbert Hoover? (1929-1933) | against federal aid to the unemployeddepended on private charities to help suffering |
| Hoovervilles | shanty towns built alongside the road |
| Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1933-1945) | served 3 termsestablished relief programs |
| Dust Bowl | dust storm or the area affected |
| The Migrant Movement | banks closed small farmspromise of work out West |
| Intercalary Chapters | gives background of general plightsupports narrative with historical infoserves artistic and symbol functions |
| Three Sections: | 1. Drought/Plagues2. Exodus/Journey3. Promised Land |
| What two songs come from the book? | Joe Hill and Rotten Peaches |
| What was the word used most in chapter 1? | dust |
| What happens if the men “break”? | women know something is wrong |
| What did Tom Joad do? | killed a man |
| How long was Tom in prison? | 4 years-got out early |
| What animal is compared to the migrants? | a turtle |
| Who does Tom meet on the way home? | Jim Casy |
| Why did Jim Casy quit being a preacher? | he loves people but sometimes can’t love Jesus |
| What are the positives of prison life? | 1. food2. place to sleep3. makes friends |
| How did the Joads get their house? | they stole it |
| What are the banks called? | monsters |
| Who is Muley Graves? | an old graveyard ghost |
| Why doesn’t Casy go to sleep? | because there is too much to think about |
| How did Uncle John’s wife die? | she had a stomachache |
| Who is the citadel of the family? | Ma |
| Who is the oldest boy? | Noah |
| Name the Joad family from oldest to youngest (including Connie) | Grandpa, Grandma, Uncle John, Pa, Ma, Noah, Tom, Connie Rose of Sharon, Al, Ruthie, Winfield |
| How much money do the Joads start with? | $154.00 |
| What is the family’s new hearth? | their truck |
| How do they make Grandpa leave? | they drug him with cough syrup |
| What is Al’s main concern on their journey? | the truck |
| what is the gas station owner’s concern (ch. 13)? | going out of business |
| Who does the family meet after they pull over for the night? (ch. 13) | Ivy and Sairy Wilson |
| Who dies first? | Grandpa |
| What is Rose of Sharon’s dream? | to buy a house and to live in town give birth in a hospital |
| Who is the “one-eyed man”? | works at the car shop |
| What are the unwritten rules the migrants have? | share foodrespect privacywatch everyone’s childrentake care of old people and pregnant women |
| What does the men going into the river symbolize? | new life |
| What are “Okies”? | dirty scum, son of a bitch |
| Who stays with the water? | Noah |
| Who dies second? | Grandma |
| Bull-Simple | acting stupid, don’t know anything |
| Blacklist | standing up for something and getting picture taken and license plate written down-harder to get work |
| “Red” | communist ideas |
| How does Casy sacrifice himself (first)? | he turns himself in to protect Tom |
| Who leaves at Hooverville? | Connie |
| What is sinful to Lisbeth Sandry? | hug-dancingplay acting |
| How do migrants find pleasure on the highway? | tell storiesplay musicget drunksee movieslisten to preachers |
| Who is Ezra Houston? | Chairman of Central Committee |
| Who is Willie Eaton? | Chairman of Entertainment |
| Who is Jule Vitela? | one of the men who guarded the camp with Tom-spotted the boys |
| What happens with the “troublemakers” at the dance? | the men kick them out |
| why do the troublemakers disturb the camp? | they are hungry |
| Who decides to leave Weedpatch? | Ma because there is no work and no money and no food |
| How are the people paid at the Hooper Ranch? | they are paid with slips of paper to spend at the store |
| How does Casy sacrifice himself (second)? | strikes the wages at the Hooper Ranch-gets killed with a pick ax |
| What are parallels that Jesus to Casy? | 1. sends Tom out to spread the news of crime2. sacrifices himself3. “you don’t know what you’re doing”—-“forgive them for they know not what they do” |
| What is Rose of Sharon’s reaction to Tom’s injury? | scared that Tom’s sin will ruin her baby |
| Why does Ruthie tell her brother killed a man? | because she was in a fight with a big girl |
| What does Tom want to do when he leaves his family? | take up Casy’s role-wants to help people, his spirit will be everywhere |
| Who is Al engaged to? | Aggie Wainright |
| What happens to Rose of Sharon’s stillborn baby? | Uncle John sends it down the river-like Moses |
| What did Pa spend on the last of the family’s money? | store bread |
| Where do Ruthie, Winfield, Rose of Sharon, Pa, and Ma go at the end of the book? | a barn-somewhere dry |
| What does Rose of Sharon do to help the starving man? | breast feed him |
| What does suffering do? | it changes people |
The Grapes of Wrath
June 9, 2020