Tuesday, May 4, 2010

Chapter 20 (Grapes)

We vs. I

The Role of Women

Casy takes the blame for knocking down the cop

Ma feels responsible for feeding all the kids

Floyd Knowles - Talkin' Red (Communism of time (Soviet Union)), fixing car to go North

Hooverville - Ragged town of tents and cardboard boxes, "Homeless Town"
  • Allusion to Herbert Hoover

Mayor

Contractor

Connie disappears/goes away
  • Poverty drives families apart
Uncle John gets Drunk

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CHAPTER 21


Muloch is the God of Capitalism