Summary Chapter 7-8
Gatsby's love for Daisy has motivated him to halt his extravagant parties and fire suspicious
subordinates, and hire notorious individuals including Meyer Wolfshiem. On a sweltering afternoon, Nick was invited to Tom and Daisy's home to have dinner, and was surprised to see Jordan Baker and Jay Gatsby. Tom is confirmed of Gatsby and Daisy's unrequited love for one another, because of their interactions during lunch. However, Gatsby was stunned when he saw Daisy's child, whom she utterly ignored. After their scrumptious lunch, they decided to go into the city. During the ride, Nick, Jordan, and Tom discover that Wilson has sought out his wife's cheating plan, however, not the person. When they arrived at the city, they decided to stay at the luxurious Plaza Hotel, in search of a shelter against the dastardly heat. At that time, Tom lashes his abrupt anger out on Gatsby by mocking his term "Old Sport" and sputtering that his fortune came from bootlegging. He also cynically states that Gatsby did not attend Oxford University, however, Gatsby rebutted and asserts his past to be valid. Realizing that he has the upper hand, Tom sends Daisy and Gatsby home. When Tom, Jordan, and Nick rode back home they discovered that Myrtle was dead in the Valley of Ashes. She died because she was hit by a yellow car. Because of this statement, Gatsby is the prime suspect in her death, although Daisy was the real culprit. After a day of traumatic events, Nick rises from his slumber and heads to Gatsby's house. Gatsby tells Nick about his past with Daisy and how he eventually grew to love her. Their conversation is interrupted by Gatsby's gardener who wants the drain the pool, afraid that the autumn leaves would clog the drain. Nick realized that he is late, and leaves for work while shouting the unworthiness of the Buchanans. Wilson is seeking the lover of Myrtle, whom he suspects is Gatsby. While Gatsby was floating in the pool, Wilson shots him and himself.
Wednesday, June 5, 2013
Sunday, June 2, 2013
Travel Tracer Ch. 9
- It has been two years since Gatsby's murder.
- His mansion continues on to be full with swarms of photographers, journalists, reporters.
- Rumors about Gatsby's life persist to exist due to gossipers.
- The funeral for Gatsby takes place.
- Tom and Daisy vanished leaving no accurate address to be able to contact them.
- The funeral is basically empty and lonely since only Nick, a couple of other acquaintances, some servants, and Gatsby's father show up.
- Gatsby's dad continues to be proud of his son, as he goes on to narrate to Nick stories about Gatsby.
- Gatsby's father, Henry C. Gatz, talks about the book that Gatsby wrote about Self-Improvement.
- Nick, after realizing that the West Egg is not in sync with his values and beliefs, he decided to move back to the Midwest.
- Nick, after spending his last night in the West Egg, begins to reflect and ponder about the people who have been through or will go through what Gatsby had to endure in order to fulfill his dreams.
Researcher Chapters 7 & 8
Chapter 7
Research: Trimalchio
- Trimalchio was a free individual who persisted and persevered in order to acquire what he most desired which was wealth and power. Therefore, when it comes to the relevance that Trimalchio was even mentioned in the Great Gastby is that the character of Gastby turns out to be an extended slightly different version of Trimalchio. The difference is that Trimalchio became overwhelmed and controlled by his amount of wealth and influence, while the only subject that drove Gatsby's character was his desire to obtain Daisy's love.
- According to, "The Classical Journal," the author F, Scott Fitzgerald primarily intended to name the novel, Trimalchio, but his hesitance to name his book by that name, came from the fear that people would not be able to remember or spell the name of his work.
Chapter 8
Research: Camp Taylor
- Due to the fact that the author himself, F. Scott Fitzgerald was stationed at the Camp Zachary Taylor in 1918, indicates that this seems to be the reason why he mentions the camp in the novel.
Research: Atlantic City (1920s)
- Tourism at is peak
Research: Trimalchio
- Trimalchio was a free individual who persisted and persevered in order to acquire what he most desired which was wealth and power. Therefore, when it comes to the relevance that Trimalchio was even mentioned in the Great Gastby is that the character of Gastby turns out to be an extended slightly different version of Trimalchio. The difference is that Trimalchio became overwhelmed and controlled by his amount of wealth and influence, while the only subject that drove Gatsby's character was his desire to obtain Daisy's love.
- According to, "The Classical Journal," the author F, Scott Fitzgerald primarily intended to name the novel, Trimalchio, but his hesitance to name his book by that name, came from the fear that people would not be able to remember or spell the name of his work.
Chapter 8
Research: Camp Taylor
- Due to the fact that the author himself, F. Scott Fitzgerald was stationed at the Camp Zachary Taylor in 1918, indicates that this seems to be the reason why he mentions the camp in the novel.
Research: Atlantic City (1920s)
- Tourism at is peak
Illustrator Chapter 4
In Chapter 4, Gatsby is falsely "informing" Nick about his history and about how he acquired his wealth. Gatsby lies by telling Nick that he studied at Oxford and that he went to Europe in order to take possession of some jewels, as well as medals. This chapter, basically, sets ground for upcoming problems within the story line due to the fact that Gatsby's identity is nothing but a fraud.
Illustrator Chapter 3
Vocabulary Chapters 3-4
Chapter 3
Aquaplane: a board for riding on water; pulled by a speedboat
Harlequin: A mute character in traditional pantomime, typically masked and dressed in a diamond-patterned costume.
Omnibus: Comprising several items
Contemptuous: Showing contempt; scornful
Sauntered: Walk in a slow, relaxed manner, without hurry or effort.
Spectroscopic: of or relating to or involving spectroscopy; "spectroscopic analysis"
Spectroscopy: is the use of light, sound or particle emission to study matter.
Gayety: (Gaiety) The state or quality of being lighthearted or cheerful
Chapter 4
Knickerbockers: A New Yorker
Penitentiary: A prison for people convicted of serious crimes.
Evasions: The action of evading something
Evading: escape or avoid
Rajah: An Indian king or prince; A Malay or Javanese ruler or chief.
Haughty: Arrogantly superior and disdainful
Aquaplane: a board for riding on water; pulled by a speedboat
Harlequin: A mute character in traditional pantomime, typically masked and dressed in a diamond-patterned costume.
Omnibus: Comprising several items
Contemptuous: Showing contempt; scornful
Sauntered: Walk in a slow, relaxed manner, without hurry or effort.
Spectroscopic: of or relating to or involving spectroscopy; "spectroscopic analysis"
Spectroscopy: is the use of light, sound or particle emission to study matter.
Gayety: (Gaiety) The state or quality of being lighthearted or cheerful
Chapter 4
Knickerbockers: A New Yorker
Penitentiary: A prison for people convicted of serious crimes.
Evasions: The action of evading something
Evading: escape or avoid
Rajah: An Indian king or prince; A Malay or Javanese ruler or chief.
Haughty: Arrogantly superior and disdainful
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Summarizer Chapter 9
In Chapter 9, The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, it starts off how Nick describes his continuing of the two page writing about Gatsby's death and funeral. Untrue stories, Rumors and accusations were falsly made about him. Nick tries to hold a huge funeral for Gatsby, but suddenly many refused or either no one showed up. Tom and Daisy moved to an unknown place and he couldn't get a hold of them. Nick became sick of the East so he moved back to the Midwest, ending his relationship with Jordan since she confessed that she was getting engaged to another man. He then bumps into Tom, and expresses that him and Daisy have nothing but the intentions to ruin peoples' lives without feeling sympathy, they are careless people. After that encounter, Nick visits Gatsby's mansion one more time before he left to Minnesota. He discovers that Daisy has been Gatsby's main goal in life, and what he worked for did not leave his dream successful, instead he got stuck in a situation that left him dead.
Travel Tracer Chapter 7-8
1. On the hottest summer day, Nick arrives at Tom and Daisy's house, finding Gatsby and Jordan there as well. The nurse introduces the baby girl and Gatsby was stunned at how unrealistic she appeared. The gathering became awkward due to Gatsby passionate love he has for Daisy, trying to ignore the confrontation to Tom, she suggested in taking a trip to the city.
2. Tom suggests in going to New York and he rides with Nick and Jordan in Gatsby's car while Gatsby rides with Daisy in Tom's car. Tom takes a quick stop to the gas station while Jordan realizes that Wilson, Myrtles husband figured she has been cheating on him but did not know who it was.
3. Tom began to irritate Gatsby by repeating the word "Old sport," and he also accused Gatsby of lying and being a bootlegger. Daisy observes the two and began to soon realize that Tom was better than Gatsby.
4. Gatsby and Daisy drive back and Nick, Tom, and Jordan drive back as well following up behind them. In the Valley of Ashes, Nick, Tom, and Jordan realize someone has been hit by an automobile, it was Myrtle. Someone hit her and ran off fast. Tom then blames Gatsby for hitting Myrtle with his yellow car.
5. Nick found Gatsby hidden in the bushes and speaks to him. He tells him that Daisy was the one driving the car but he puts the blame on himself. By then Tom and Daisy spoke of their differences and seemed well. Gatsby is thhttp://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=5136895902999527687#editor/target=post;postID=1930231782378449768en left alone.
Chapter 8
1. Gatsby confesses to Tom everything him and Daisy has done, but Nick suggests for him to move on from her. The gardener interupts their conversation by insisting to clean the pool for him, but Gatsby says to wait a day since he never had once used the pool before and planned to use it for once. Nick then leaves to work.
2. Wilson began searching for Tom, he wanted to know who the killer and who was the man Myrtle had an affair with, so he turns to Tom.
3. George Wilson arrives at Gatsby's house and saw him laying on an air mattress in the pool, he shoots them, then shoots himself Nick finds Gatsby dead in his pool and figured that Gatsby was left with his dream unfinished.
2. Tom suggests in going to New York and he rides with Nick and Jordan in Gatsby's car while Gatsby rides with Daisy in Tom's car. Tom takes a quick stop to the gas station while Jordan realizes that Wilson, Myrtles husband figured she has been cheating on him but did not know who it was.
3. Tom began to irritate Gatsby by repeating the word "Old sport," and he also accused Gatsby of lying and being a bootlegger. Daisy observes the two and began to soon realize that Tom was better than Gatsby.
4. Gatsby and Daisy drive back and Nick, Tom, and Jordan drive back as well following up behind them. In the Valley of Ashes, Nick, Tom, and Jordan realize someone has been hit by an automobile, it was Myrtle. Someone hit her and ran off fast. Tom then blames Gatsby for hitting Myrtle with his yellow car.
5. Nick found Gatsby hidden in the bushes and speaks to him. He tells him that Daisy was the one driving the car but he puts the blame on himself. By then Tom and Daisy spoke of their differences and seemed well. Gatsby is thhttp://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=5136895902999527687#editor/target=post;postID=1930231782378449768en left alone.
Chapter 8
1. Gatsby confesses to Tom everything him and Daisy has done, but Nick suggests for him to move on from her. The gardener interupts their conversation by insisting to clean the pool for him, but Gatsby says to wait a day since he never had once used the pool before and planned to use it for once. Nick then leaves to work.
2. Wilson began searching for Tom, he wanted to know who the killer and who was the man Myrtle had an affair with, so he turns to Tom.
3. George Wilson arrives at Gatsby's house and saw him laying on an air mattress in the pool, he shoots them, then shoots himself Nick finds Gatsby dead in his pool and figured that Gatsby was left with his dream unfinished.
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
Saturday, May 25, 2013
Vocabulary Enricher/ Illustrator for Ch. 7-8:
-Trimalchio (pg.119): a person from a humble and poor background who turned wealthy and developed the need to spend money all the time. A character in the novel The Satyricon who is now being compared to Gatsby.
-Caravansary (pg.120): a large inn built around a big court for travelers
-Indiscernible (pg.155): not easy to see; not easily distinguishable
-Armistice (pg. 158): an agreement made between opposite sides
-Trimalchio (pg.119): a person from a humble and poor background who turned wealthy and developed the need to spend money all the time. A character in the novel The Satyricon who is now being compared to Gatsby. -Caravansary (pg.120): a large inn built around a big court for travelers
-Indiscernible (pg.155): not easy to see; not easily distinguishable
-Armistice (pg. 158): an agreement made between opposite sides
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Monday, May 13, 2013
Summary for Chapters 5-6:
In the fifth chapter of the novel, The Great Gatsby, by F.Scott Fitzgerald (1925), the speaker, Nick, discovers that between Gatsby and her cousin, Daisy, there was a romance back when Gatsby was a poor lieutenant and now Gatsby wishes to reunite with Daisy once again. Told in third person point-of-view, relying heavily on Nick's perspective, the author supports his theme by describing the setting of Nick's small cottage home where Gatsby's date with Daisy would take place, establishing the major conflict of confrontation of the past between Gatsby and Daisy since they have not seen each other for five years, and incorporating the literary devices of imagery because it gives a very detailed image of Nick's place filled with all the flowers that Gatsby sent to please Daisy, and also the use of archaic language since the setting does invlove in the 1920s.
In the sixth chapter of the novel, The Great Gatsby, by F.Scott Fitzgerald (1925), the speaker, Nick, discovers the true identity of Great Gatsy, born as James Gatz, and his background as a poor man who then became a wealthy man as a cause of his great efforts for success rather than for the wealthy man, Dan Cody, he saved at sea. Told in first person point-of-view from Nick's perspective, the authour supports his theme by describing the setting of the past back in North Dakota where Gatsby was born to a poor family, but then transitioning to the wealthy mansion in which he lives now where he throws parties every weekend, establishing the major conflict of his noncomformity, as a teen, of the social status he was, so he ran away, but in the present, the major conflict is the fact that Gatsby is determined to win Daisy's heart although she is married to Tom Buchannan, and incorpaorating the literary device of imagery to give a clear vision of Gatsby's extravagent parties.
In the fifth chapter of the novel, The Great Gatsby, by F.Scott Fitzgerald (1925), the speaker, Nick, discovers that between Gatsby and her cousin, Daisy, there was a romance back when Gatsby was a poor lieutenant and now Gatsby wishes to reunite with Daisy once again. Told in third person point-of-view, relying heavily on Nick's perspective, the author supports his theme by describing the setting of Nick's small cottage home where Gatsby's date with Daisy would take place, establishing the major conflict of confrontation of the past between Gatsby and Daisy since they have not seen each other for five years, and incorporating the literary devices of imagery because it gives a very detailed image of Nick's place filled with all the flowers that Gatsby sent to please Daisy, and also the use of archaic language since the setting does invlove in the 1920s.
In the sixth chapter of the novel, The Great Gatsby, by F.Scott Fitzgerald (1925), the speaker, Nick, discovers the true identity of Great Gatsy, born as James Gatz, and his background as a poor man who then became a wealthy man as a cause of his great efforts for success rather than for the wealthy man, Dan Cody, he saved at sea. Told in first person point-of-view from Nick's perspective, the authour supports his theme by describing the setting of the past back in North Dakota where Gatsby was born to a poor family, but then transitioning to the wealthy mansion in which he lives now where he throws parties every weekend, establishing the major conflict of his noncomformity, as a teen, of the social status he was, so he ran away, but in the present, the major conflict is the fact that Gatsby is determined to win Daisy's heart although she is married to Tom Buchannan, and incorpaorating the literary device of imagery to give a clear vision of Gatsby's extravagent parties.
Discussion Director Ch. 5-6
1. What did Nick encounter when he arrived home after his date?
2. Why do you think Gatsby decided to take a walk outside in the rain?
3. How was Gatsby's life before he became wealthy?
4. What does Gatsby want to accomplish with his wealth?
Summary ch.1 & 2
In the American classic, The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott
Fitzgerald, the protagonist, Gatsby, discovers that living a wealthy life can
lead to various misfortunes. Told in first person point-of-view, the author
supports his theme by describing the setting of Long Island, New York, also
known as West Egg, the home of the newly rich, introducing the major conflict
of Gatsby and his monumental amounts of money and his lack of knowledge of how
to use it wisely, and incorporating the literary devices of imagery and archaic
language. Fitzgerald’s purpose is to depict the scenery in the West Egg as well
as introduce the main characters in order to set the tone for the forthcoming
rise in action in the storyline. He creates an affluent mood for an audience of
people interested in the 1920s lifestyle.
Researcher Chapter 5-6
1. The Great Gatsby was during the time of the Prohibition Era which was the time alcohol was illegal no matter what age you were. The book also had Flappers. In the 1920s the term, "Flappers" are used to describe young women especially one who, behaved and dressed in a boldly unconventional manner. The of this book was Myrtle Wilson because she wasn't faithful in having only one partner, instead she had two and kept it a secret and did what she wanted without caring about what others thought about her. This makes her rebellious, to add onto this, she is also married to George Wilson, but is a mistress to Tom Buchanan. Her appearance is also similar to a Flapper's because she has her hair cut into a short bob and her attire consists of wearing short dresses. The Great Gatsby is also connected to materialism, the girls in the book keep wanting more than they already have which then caused them to have an affair with richer men so that they can be wealthy by dating another guy with more money.
Saturday, May 11, 2013
Travel Tracer for Chapters 3 and 4:
Chapter 3 begins at West Egg where Gatsby throws a party , and all of the wealthy individuals come over to celebrate here. Then, as the party ends and the guests leave, Nick also decides to leave back home, where he practically lives next to Gatsby. In Chapter 4, he fun and exciting party environment later transitions to the next beautiful morning when Gatsby picks up Nick to take him to go eat lunch in New York and they go through the valley of ashes. Next, the story moves back to the past; Jordan tells Nick about Daisy's and Gatsby's romance when he was just a lieutenant and she was younger. Jordan explains as much as she can to Nick and then tells him to help Gatsby with a favor to see Daisy without her knowing. This story has a plethora of scenes where the past events are remembered like flashbacks, and then back to reality.
Chapter 3 begins at West Egg where Gatsby throws a party , and all of the wealthy individuals come over to celebrate here. Then, as the party ends and the guests leave, Nick also decides to leave back home, where he practically lives next to Gatsby. In Chapter 4, he fun and exciting party environment later transitions to the next beautiful morning when Gatsby picks up Nick to take him to go eat lunch in New York and they go through the valley of ashes. Next, the story moves back to the past; Jordan tells Nick about Daisy's and Gatsby's romance when he was just a lieutenant and she was younger. Jordan explains as much as she can to Nick and then tells him to help Gatsby with a favor to see Daisy without her knowing. This story has a plethora of scenes where the past events are remembered like flashbacks, and then back to reality.
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Monday, April 29, 2013
Discussion Director Chapters 3-4
CHAPTER 3
1. What is one of the reasons why Gatsby is so well known in New York?
2. Why was it awkward for Nick at the party and why were their rumors being spread about Gatsby?
3. Explain this quote "He had one of those rare smiles with a quality of eternal reassurance in it, that you may come across four or five times in life."
CHAPTER 4
1. Why was Gatsby pulled over by a cop, and what did he show him? What happens then?
2. What did Gatsby confess to Jordan?
3. Why does Gatsby want Nick to invite Daisy to tea?
1. What is one of the reasons why Gatsby is so well known in New York?
2. Why was it awkward for Nick at the party and why were their rumors being spread about Gatsby?
3. Explain this quote "He had one of those rare smiles with a quality of eternal reassurance in it, that you may come across four or five times in life."
CHAPTER 4
1. Why was Gatsby pulled over by a cop, and what did he show him? What happens then?
2. What did Gatsby confess to Jordan?
3. Why does Gatsby want Nick to invite Daisy to tea?
Friday, April 26, 2013
The Great Gatsby Researcher for Chapters 1 & 2:
East Egg, Long Island: A city in New York in which aristocrats who have always been wealthy live in because they are fully developed and fairly rich. This is where Tom Buchanans lives with his wife Daisy. People living in East Egg are snobby, greedy, and focus a lot more on the material items that cost money.
West Egg. Long Island: A city in New York where developing individuals are working their way up to become someone wealthy. The people that habit West Egg area bit more humble since they have not been accommodated to the material items yet, and this is where Nick lives.
Setting during 1920s: Chapter one takes place in 1922 which was when the "Roaring Twenties" first began where fashion trends began to change, and women began to vote. During this time period, a group of outgoing women, the Flappers, came out to celebrate the minimum freedom they had. Most people during this era thought that the more money owned would be the path towards happiness.
East Egg, Long Island: A city in New York in which aristocrats who have always been wealthy live in because they are fully developed and fairly rich. This is where Tom Buchanans lives with his wife Daisy. People living in East Egg are snobby, greedy, and focus a lot more on the material items that cost money.
West Egg. Long Island: A city in New York where developing individuals are working their way up to become someone wealthy. The people that habit West Egg area bit more humble since they have not been accommodated to the material items yet, and this is where Nick lives.
Setting during 1920s: Chapter one takes place in 1922 which was when the "Roaring Twenties" first began where fashion trends began to change, and women began to vote. During this time period, a group of outgoing women, the Flappers, came out to celebrate the minimum freedom they had. Most people during this era thought that the more money owned would be the path towards happiness.
The Great Gatsby- Vocabulary Enricher/Word Wizard/Illustrator
Chapter 1
1. Levity- Lightness of mind, character, or behavior; lack of appropriate seriousness or earnestness.
2. Feigned- Pretended; sham; counterfeit: feigned enthusiasm.
3. Effeminate- (of a man or boy) having traits, tastes, habits, etc., traditionally considered feminine, as softness or delicacy.
Chapter 2
2. Incessant- adjective
This picture shows the setting of Chapter 1 and two. West Egg and New York.
1. Levity- Lightness of mind, character, or behavior; lack of appropriate seriousness or earnestness.
2. Feigned- Pretended; sham; counterfeit: feigned enthusiasm.
3. Effeminate- (of a man or boy) having traits, tastes, habits, etc., traditionally considered feminine, as softness or delicacy.
Chapter 2
2. Incessant- adjective
continuing without interruption; ceaseless; unending: an incessant noise.
This picture shows the setting of Chapter 1 and two. West Egg and New York.
Thursday, April 25, 2013
The Great Gatsby
Discussion Questions
Chapters 1-2
1.What is the difference between East Egg and West Egg?
2. Please explain and analyze the quote "I hope she'll be a fool-that's the best thing a girl can be in the world, a beautiful little fool."
3.What does the valley of ashes symbolize?
4. What were the major events that occurred within the impromptu party?
Discussion Questions
Chapters 1-2
1.What is the difference between East Egg and West Egg?
2. Please explain and analyze the quote "I hope she'll be a fool-that's the best thing a girl can be in the world, a beautiful little fool."
3.What does the valley of ashes symbolize?
4. What were the major events that occurred within the impromptu party?
Sunday, April 7, 2013
Vocabulary Ch. 14-30
Furrows: a narrow groove made in the ground; especially by plow (channel, pathway)
Phonograph: any sound-reproducing machine using records in the form of cylinders or discs (victrola).
etch ins: to erode a design or message into something, usually with acid
John Rabbit: American rock keyboardist
Gasket: a compressible packing piece of paper, rubber slang: burst out in anger
Babbitt: a bearing or lining with Babbitt metal
Sullenly: showing irritation or ill humor by a gloomy silence or reserve
Shim: a thin slip or wedge of metal, wood, etc. to level out
Piston: a disk or cylinder part tightly fitting and moving within a cylinder, either to compress or move a fluid collected in the cylinder; a pump-like valve
Spool: anything round with other materials like thread
Figgers: ? ? ?
Acquaintanceship:a person with whom one has been in contact but who is not a close friend
Dispossessed:to take away possession of something, esp property; expel
Nebulous:lacking definite form, shape, or content; vague or amorphous
Shafter: tricking or cheating
Hoovervilles: a collection of huts and shacks; edge of city; housing the unemployed during the 1930s
Nondescript:lacking distinct or individual characteristics; having no outstanding features
Gunnysacking: when someone silently collects irritations and slights until "the last straw is placed on them" causing an overblown reaction
Sardonically:characterized by irony, mockery, or derision
Agrarian:of or relating to land or its cultivation or to systems of dividing landed property
Okie: a migrant worker from Oklahoma especially during the Great Depression
Destitute: lacking the means of subsistence; totally impoverished
Ginghams: a medium-weight balanced plain-woven fabric made from dyed cotton or cotton-blend yarn
Boxcar: a completely enclosed freight car
Phonograph: any sound-reproducing machine using records in the form of cylinders or discs (victrola).
etch ins: to erode a design or message into something, usually with acid
John Rabbit: American rock keyboardist
Gasket: a compressible packing piece of paper, rubber slang: burst out in anger
Babbitt: a bearing or lining with Babbitt metal
Sullenly: showing irritation or ill humor by a gloomy silence or reserve
Shim: a thin slip or wedge of metal, wood, etc. to level out
Piston: a disk or cylinder part tightly fitting and moving within a cylinder, either to compress or move a fluid collected in the cylinder; a pump-like valve
Spool: anything round with other materials like thread
Figgers: ? ? ?
Acquaintanceship:a person with whom one has been in contact but who is not a close friend
Dispossessed:to take away possession of something, esp property; expel
Nebulous:lacking definite form, shape, or content; vague or amorphous
Shafter: tricking or cheating
Hoovervilles: a collection of huts and shacks; edge of city; housing the unemployed during the 1930s
Nondescript:lacking distinct or individual characteristics; having no outstanding features
Gunnysacking: when someone silently collects irritations and slights until "the last straw is placed on them" causing an overblown reaction
Sardonically:characterized by irony, mockery, or derision
Agrarian:of or relating to land or its cultivation or to systems of dividing landed property
Okie: a migrant worker from Oklahoma especially during the Great Depression
Destitute: lacking the means of subsistence; totally impoverished
Ginghams: a medium-weight balanced plain-woven fabric made from dyed cotton or cotton-blend yarn
Boxcar: a completely enclosed freight car
Chapters 27-30 Illustrator
Cotton Pickers were wanted, but many workers were being tricked due to the fact that they had to have a sack of their own to put the cotton in. Those who did not have one had to buy i t on credit, which resulted in leaving the workers in even more debt. The Joad family was given a boxcar to live in with another family. Both families relied on the Boxcar due to the fact that a flood began.
Chapters 25-26 Illustrator
- Due to the fact that the Joad family was running low in resources and supplies, the family had to leave the Weedpatch camp. Their next location for work was the peach farm. Their first day of work however, went south. The family on made one dollar, and they had to spend it immediately in order to eat dinner.
Travel Tracer:
Chapters 14-18: The key idea at the beginning of chapters 14 and 15 is that farmers are really not wanted by those in the West since they are viewed as thieves. In Chapter 16 when Rose of Sharon claims that she will go on her own way with her husband, it sparks Ma and she turns all dramatic which is where we can see some action and we can see that the family is scared of Ma when she becomes angry. In Chapter 18. the key event is when the Joads finally reach their final destination- California- and although it should be a great relief to finally be there, only tragedies occur like Grandma's death.
Chapters 19-24: The action begins in Chapter 20 is when the Joad family stays at Hooverville and meet Floyd Knowles which begins a riot against a contractor who does not want to give workers their rights; Tom and Casy join in to try to help Knowles and end up hurting the contractor, so Casy decides to blame the issue on himself so he gets in trouble instead of Tom, who cannot afford to be caught since he is on probation. The major event is Chapter 21 is that landowners form armed forces to try to scare of the "Okies," so they do not come together; farmers continue to die of starvation. In Chapter 22, Tom finds out that the government forces certain corporations to pay the workers much less; he is able to find a job. At the beginning of Chapter 24, the action rises when it is established that the Farmers' Association will start the riot in hopes of shutting down the camp.
Chapters 25-30: The plot becomes tense in Chapter 25 when the landowners take the farmers' crops away leaving them with only a debt. In Chapter 26 it also becomes tense when the Joad family, who have settled in the government camp, are running out of their basic needs and have no job. Then the Joad family is happy to hear that there is employment picking peaches, so they go in hopes of getting a job, but are suddenly punched in the face to hear the wage which will only buy them scarce food even with everyone working. The action rises quickly when Tom finds Casy, after being released from jail, and kills a man that crushes Casy's skull just because he helps starved kids. The Joad family will not leave Tom alone, so they flee in hopes to find another job and sneek food to him. In Chapter 28, Tom's situation becomes tense when one of his little sisters screams out the secret that he had killed two men which could have put him in danger; Ma suggests he runs away, but he claims he is tired of running away. In Chapter 29, the rain comes down hard which halts the cotton work and makes men go crazy and steal to be able to obtain food in order to maintain alive. In Chapter 30, the atrocities continue when the rain continue for days, Rose of Sharon gives birth to a dead baby, and Pa uses up the last bit of money on food. The action begins to fall when the Joad family goes out to seek dry land and comes up to a barn with a boy and a sick man who has not ate in days.
Chapters 14-18: The key idea at the beginning of chapters 14 and 15 is that farmers are really not wanted by those in the West since they are viewed as thieves. In Chapter 16 when Rose of Sharon claims that she will go on her own way with her husband, it sparks Ma and she turns all dramatic which is where we can see some action and we can see that the family is scared of Ma when she becomes angry. In Chapter 18. the key event is when the Joads finally reach their final destination- California- and although it should be a great relief to finally be there, only tragedies occur like Grandma's death.
Chapters 19-24: The action begins in Chapter 20 is when the Joad family stays at Hooverville and meet Floyd Knowles which begins a riot against a contractor who does not want to give workers their rights; Tom and Casy join in to try to help Knowles and end up hurting the contractor, so Casy decides to blame the issue on himself so he gets in trouble instead of Tom, who cannot afford to be caught since he is on probation. The major event is Chapter 21 is that landowners form armed forces to try to scare of the "Okies," so they do not come together; farmers continue to die of starvation. In Chapter 22, Tom finds out that the government forces certain corporations to pay the workers much less; he is able to find a job. At the beginning of Chapter 24, the action rises when it is established that the Farmers' Association will start the riot in hopes of shutting down the camp.
Chapters 25-30: The plot becomes tense in Chapter 25 when the landowners take the farmers' crops away leaving them with only a debt. In Chapter 26 it also becomes tense when the Joad family, who have settled in the government camp, are running out of their basic needs and have no job. Then the Joad family is happy to hear that there is employment picking peaches, so they go in hopes of getting a job, but are suddenly punched in the face to hear the wage which will only buy them scarce food even with everyone working. The action rises quickly when Tom finds Casy, after being released from jail, and kills a man that crushes Casy's skull just because he helps starved kids. The Joad family will not leave Tom alone, so they flee in hopes to find another job and sneek food to him. In Chapter 28, Tom's situation becomes tense when one of his little sisters screams out the secret that he had killed two men which could have put him in danger; Ma suggests he runs away, but he claims he is tired of running away. In Chapter 29, the rain comes down hard which halts the cotton work and makes men go crazy and steal to be able to obtain food in order to maintain alive. In Chapter 30, the atrocities continue when the rain continue for days, Rose of Sharon gives birth to a dead baby, and Pa uses up the last bit of money on food. The action begins to fall when the Joad family goes out to seek dry land and comes up to a barn with a boy and a sick man who has not ate in days.
Chapters 21-24 Illustrator
- Due to the hostile situation in which the Okies were living in,as portrayed in Chapter 21, in Chapter 22, the Joad family found a Weedpatch Camp.These camps were self-governed by the migrants in which specific committees were created in order to maintain order. - Chapter 23: People spent most of their time looking for work, but when they had some free time, in the camp, they would organize music, dances, alcohol, and even sermons.
-In Chapter 24: There was a dance occurring and the Farmer;s Association was planning to begin a riot with the intentions of shutting down the camp.
Chapters 19-20 Illustrator
Chapters 16-18 Illustrator
In chapter 16, the Joad family has been traveling to California for quite some time, and they have now crossed the border into Texas, leaving Oklahoma behind. The family was currently residing in Panhandle Texas. 
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| In Chapter 18, the Joad family moved westward into the mountains of New Mexico. Later on they pass through Arizona's deserts and eventually arrive to California. |
Chapters 14-15 Illustrator
Here it is portrayed how families were bound to live on the side of roads, and some families even began to live in ditches. This came to be due to the fact that there was an overwhelming flood of migrants that came to California looking for work and homes.
As the Joad family embark their journey to California, they go on Route 66. They had the opportunity to see many establishments along the roadside. Some establishments were: hamburger stands and gasoline pumps.
Summaries
Chapters 14-18
In these chapters, Steinbeck shows that the West does not understand what happened to Oklahoma and the Midwest and the citizens of western families became frightened. A waitress named Mae came off as rude, all she cared about her were money and tips, but then she soon realized that if she does something nice for someone, something nice will happen to her back. Soon after, the Joad family met a man who informed them that California doesn't provide jobs due to his trip there and how it caused the starvation and death of his wife and children. The family decides to continue their journey once they entered California because of the warning signs of danger. They were forced to move by the policemen again and Ma informed the family that Granma didn't get the medical attention she needed and past away shortly.
Chapters 19-24
In these chapters, it starts off when Steinbeck states that California was once one of Mexico's belongings until hungry American squatters took it away just because they farmed the land. It was hard for the Okies to find work because it was either paid at a low wage or many states did not want them anymore due to over flooding people. Granma's body was left in a coroner's office because Ma and Pa didn't have enough money for proper burial and then they joined the family at Hooverville. Tom's character began to change by looking toward the future and its possibilities because he become devoted to his family instead of just focusing on present possibilities only.
Chapters 25-30
In these chapters, Steinbeck indicates that small local farmers are under the rules of large landowners because of their debt rise. Supplies began to become scarce and the family has to once again move. Casy was killed because he gave information to Tom Joad and was caught by the police. They thought he was being a communist and was then killed by one of them. Work began to appear working in cotton fields, but the only problem is that workers had to pay for their own sacks. Soon after,weather conditions began to ruin the crops and no work could have been done. This had the workers' fear turned into anger. It's been six days and the rain continued.
In these chapters, Steinbeck shows that the West does not understand what happened to Oklahoma and the Midwest and the citizens of western families became frightened. A waitress named Mae came off as rude, all she cared about her were money and tips, but then she soon realized that if she does something nice for someone, something nice will happen to her back. Soon after, the Joad family met a man who informed them that California doesn't provide jobs due to his trip there and how it caused the starvation and death of his wife and children. The family decides to continue their journey once they entered California because of the warning signs of danger. They were forced to move by the policemen again and Ma informed the family that Granma didn't get the medical attention she needed and past away shortly.
Chapters 19-24
In these chapters, it starts off when Steinbeck states that California was once one of Mexico's belongings until hungry American squatters took it away just because they farmed the land. It was hard for the Okies to find work because it was either paid at a low wage or many states did not want them anymore due to over flooding people. Granma's body was left in a coroner's office because Ma and Pa didn't have enough money for proper burial and then they joined the family at Hooverville. Tom's character began to change by looking toward the future and its possibilities because he become devoted to his family instead of just focusing on present possibilities only.
Chapters 25-30
In these chapters, Steinbeck indicates that small local farmers are under the rules of large landowners because of their debt rise. Supplies began to become scarce and the family has to once again move. Casy was killed because he gave information to Tom Joad and was caught by the police. They thought he was being a communist and was then killed by one of them. Work began to appear working in cotton fields, but the only problem is that workers had to pay for their own sacks. Soon after,weather conditions began to ruin the crops and no work could have been done. This had the workers' fear turned into anger. It's been six days and the rain continued.
Research/Connector Ch. 10-13
Chapter 10:
"The Winning of Barbara Worth"
- a 1926 American Western silent film derived from the novel equally titled, "The Winning of Barbara Worth," by Harold Bell Wright. The film is about
an engineer who competes with a local cowboy for the affections of a rancher's daughter while building an irrigation system for a Southwestern desert community.
Rose of Sharon
-Rose of Sharon outside of the novel, The Grapes of Wrath,can represent two different flowers, but for the most part it is recognized as South Korea's national flower.
-Also, in the United States, Rose of Sharon is associated as the official flower of Phi Beta Chi, a national Lutheran-based Greek social letter sorority.
-In Canada, Rose of Sharon is a charity that focuses on helping pregnant and parenting young women under the age of 25.
-In the novel, Rose of Sharon is a major character: The oldest daughter in the Joad family, she is Tom Joad's sister. Throughout the novel, her character is portrayed as fragile due to her pregnancy.
Chapter 12:
Highway 66
-"Route 66 served as a major path for those who migrated west, especially during the Dust Bowl of the 1930s, and it supported the economies of the communities through which the road passed. People doing business along the route became prosperous due to the growing popularity of the highway, and those same people later fought to keep the highway alive in the face of the growing threat of being bypassed by the new Interstate Highway System" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Route_66)
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Thursday, March 28, 2013
Answer questions 8-9
1) I would be shook to think my own family left me without me
2) I think the reason why the turtle is so persistent to go southwest is because to maybe looking for water or it's a reflection of what he should do
3) the Joad family went to California for a better life
4) the family fall for the salesman because they don't know how a good car looks like because they never had one
2) I think the reason why the turtle is so persistent to go southwest is because to maybe looking for water or it's a reflection of what he should do
3) the Joad family went to California for a better life
4) the family fall for the salesman because they don't know how a good car looks like because they never had one
Sunday, March 24, 2013
Summary for Chapters 10-13:
Chapter 10: The Joad family has agreed to migrate to California in search of a new home and work. Pa Joad goes to town to sell their belongings because they cannot carry all of it, but returns depressed because he only received eighteen dollars which is not very much. Casy comes along with the Joad family, and Grandpa does not want to leave, so they put medicine in his coffee and take him along.
Chapter 11: The whole chapter describes the emptiness of the land without its tenant farmers because it requires farmers to work the land in order for it to become enriched. The separation between the farmers life and work causes them to loose interest, so the farmers leave their farmlands. Soon, the land becomes grotesque, empty, and full of creatures since there is no one to work it.
Chapter 12: Tenants farmers drive through the main route, Route 66, on their way to the "promising land" of California. In this chapter, the narrator portrays the voice of the farmers and describes with much depth , the worries that came across the farmers' heads while they drive. They face struggles with their cars and come across salesmen who try cheat them.
Chapter 13: The Joad family worries about what to expect in California since it sounds too good to be true, but Ma says that she cannot worry about the expectations, but she has to wait for what it has to offer. They stop for gas, but do not have enough money for it; they become aware of the hardships that low class gas stations face. The family dog is run over and later buried. The family camps along the roadside and meets the Wilsons family whose car has broke down; Grandpa is sick, so the Wilsons offer their tent. Grandpa dies, and they bury him although its against the law. Lastly, the Joad family and the Wilsons family agree to stick together to travel to California.
Chapter 10: The Joad family has agreed to migrate to California in search of a new home and work. Pa Joad goes to town to sell their belongings because they cannot carry all of it, but returns depressed because he only received eighteen dollars which is not very much. Casy comes along with the Joad family, and Grandpa does not want to leave, so they put medicine in his coffee and take him along.
Chapter 11: The whole chapter describes the emptiness of the land without its tenant farmers because it requires farmers to work the land in order for it to become enriched. The separation between the farmers life and work causes them to loose interest, so the farmers leave their farmlands. Soon, the land becomes grotesque, empty, and full of creatures since there is no one to work it.
Chapter 12: Tenants farmers drive through the main route, Route 66, on their way to the "promising land" of California. In this chapter, the narrator portrays the voice of the farmers and describes with much depth , the worries that came across the farmers' heads while they drive. They face struggles with their cars and come across salesmen who try cheat them.
Chapter 13: The Joad family worries about what to expect in California since it sounds too good to be true, but Ma says that she cannot worry about the expectations, but she has to wait for what it has to offer. They stop for gas, but do not have enough money for it; they become aware of the hardships that low class gas stations face. The family dog is run over and later buried. The family camps along the roadside and meets the Wilsons family whose car has broke down; Grandpa is sick, so the Wilsons offer their tent. Grandpa dies, and they bury him although its against the law. Lastly, the Joad family and the Wilsons family agree to stick together to travel to California.
Friday, March 22, 2013
Chapter 10-13 Discussion Questions
Chapter 10
1. Where did Pa Joad go? Why? What did he return with?
Chapter 11
2. The chapter talks about separation in life and work, what did this cause the men to do? How would you feel if you have to move constantly because of no work?
Chapter 12
3. Why are the tenant farmers so worried while making their way to California?
Chapter 13
4. "His restless eyes jumping from the road to the instrument panel"(157) What does this quote indicate? Explain.
1. Where did Pa Joad go? Why? What did he return with?
Chapter 11
2. The chapter talks about separation in life and work, what did this cause the men to do? How would you feel if you have to move constantly because of no work?
Chapter 12
3. Why are the tenant farmers so worried while making their way to California?
Chapter 13
4. "His restless eyes jumping from the road to the instrument panel"(157) What does this quote indicate? Explain.
Illustrator chapter 10-13
The first picture shows that Tom Joad reunited with his family after he found his family home vacated. When he caught up with his family, they shared heedful conversations about the past and insightful chats eluding to the future. The family is standing in a grateful stance with happiness exhibiting from their demeanor, like in the picture above. The second picture shows the route that the family took to adventure to the promise land of California. The Joad family was not the only family to use this route. Many Okies used it to travel to the west in seach of a better life with social and economic mobility.
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Vocabulary Words for Ch. 8-9
*Veneration- According to Google, it is a feeling of profound respect for someone/something
*Saunter- to walk slowly and without rush
*Citadel- The actual definition is the fortress protecting or dominating the city. In this case though, it describes Ma as "the citadel of the family," which means that Ma is the head of the household and in charge
Okay these are some words I found, but the chapters made sense without knowing every single word, but if you guys ran into other words that made you halt, just let me know & I could find the definition for you. :)
*Veneration- According to Google, it is a feeling of profound respect for someone/something
*Saunter- to walk slowly and without rush
*Citadel- The actual definition is the fortress protecting or dominating the city. In this case though, it describes Ma as "the citadel of the family," which means that Ma is the head of the household and in charge
Okay these are some words I found, but the chapters made sense without knowing every single word, but if you guys ran into other words that made you halt, just let me know & I could find the definition for you. :)
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Travel Tracer Chapter 8-9
1. In Chapter 8, the action began when Tom and Casy began their walk to Uncle Johns house Pg. 87
New characters were introduced which were his mother, Ma Joad, his father, Pa Joad, his grandma, grandpa, and his brother Al Joad. His mother was in shock out of all the family members because she thought she was not going to see him again. The event ends when Tom and Al get finally catch up after being reunited for long. Pg. 110
2. In Chapter 9, the action began when the tenant people were kicked off their land and sifted of their belongings, having to picked over their own personal possessions. The little antiques and belongings they could not take were either left behind or had to be sold. Pg. 111
Most of their belongings were sold in town, those that were not sold were set to fire as a final solution. The tenant people then ended this event by frantically loading up their cars and driving away to California. Pg. 114, 115
New characters were introduced which were his mother, Ma Joad, his father, Pa Joad, his grandma, grandpa, and his brother Al Joad. His mother was in shock out of all the family members because she thought she was not going to see him again. The event ends when Tom and Al get finally catch up after being reunited for long. Pg. 110
2. In Chapter 9, the action began when the tenant people were kicked off their land and sifted of their belongings, having to picked over their own personal possessions. The little antiques and belongings they could not take were either left behind or had to be sold. Pg. 111
Most of their belongings were sold in town, those that were not sold were set to fire as a final solution. The tenant people then ended this event by frantically loading up their cars and driving away to California. Pg. 114, 115
Monday, March 18, 2013
Reseacher Chapter 8-9
Researcher Chapter 8-9
"Okie"- The term Okie originally denotes a resident or native of the state of Oklahoma. In the 1930s, especially in California, the termed referred to very poor, homeless, and starving migrants of Oklahoma and other nearby states (Texas, Arkansas, Missouri, New Mexico, etc.) The Okie migration brought in over than a million newly displaced people to the far West.
This relates to Steinbeck's historical novel, The Grapes of Wrath, because the Joad family was a fictional three-generation Oklahoma family that hoped to move westward to California. The Joad family did not have many possessions and did not find the experience as easy as they had originally thought, like many other Okies of the the 1930s. The Joad family did not find assimilation in California as straightforward as they has dreamed in their heads, because there were many financial and social obstacles.
Mental Strains of Living in Prison- When a person goes to prison, or any type of detention center, they are closed off for their families, friends, and ultimately society. Also, they are seen as the villains of society. This can result to a permanent mental disability to those that are unaccustomed to the isolation and fear. When individuals go to prison, they also let go of their responsibility because they know when they are going to receive their next meal.
This relates to The Grapes of Wrath because Tom Joad had just been released from prison and sees life from a different perspective. An example is when he ells the former-reverend Jim Casey about how many of his roommates in prison developed different personalities as time progressed. He also told Casey a story about a bunk mate who left prison, however, didn't know how to live life without protection and security. As a result, the former bunk mate stole an car and returned to prison once more. Joad confessed that when he first left prison he also felt at an unease. In Chapter eight, Joad reunited himself with the family he has not seen in four years. When his mother sees him, she worried herself that Tom Joad may have driven himself insane in prison. She said that she knew the mother of a gangster called "Purty Boy Floyd" who went "mean-mad" in prison.
That connects to modern life because while some people leave prison enlightened, others leave mentally strained and continue to practice what they know is wrong. There are many cases where people don't know how to take care of themselves, now that they have to take on responsibility again. Life in prison can be dehumanizing and, as a result, can lead to permanent mental strains.
"Okie"- The term Okie originally denotes a resident or native of the state of Oklahoma. In the 1930s, especially in California, the termed referred to very poor, homeless, and starving migrants of Oklahoma and other nearby states (Texas, Arkansas, Missouri, New Mexico, etc.) The Okie migration brought in over than a million newly displaced people to the far West.
This relates to Steinbeck's historical novel, The Grapes of Wrath, because the Joad family was a fictional three-generation Oklahoma family that hoped to move westward to California. The Joad family did not have many possessions and did not find the experience as easy as they had originally thought, like many other Okies of the the 1930s. The Joad family did not find assimilation in California as straightforward as they has dreamed in their heads, because there were many financial and social obstacles.
Mental Strains of Living in Prison- When a person goes to prison, or any type of detention center, they are closed off for their families, friends, and ultimately society. Also, they are seen as the villains of society. This can result to a permanent mental disability to those that are unaccustomed to the isolation and fear. When individuals go to prison, they also let go of their responsibility because they know when they are going to receive their next meal.
This relates to The Grapes of Wrath because Tom Joad had just been released from prison and sees life from a different perspective. An example is when he ells the former-reverend Jim Casey about how many of his roommates in prison developed different personalities as time progressed. He also told Casey a story about a bunk mate who left prison, however, didn't know how to live life without protection and security. As a result, the former bunk mate stole an car and returned to prison once more. Joad confessed that when he first left prison he also felt at an unease. In Chapter eight, Joad reunited himself with the family he has not seen in four years. When his mother sees him, she worried herself that Tom Joad may have driven himself insane in prison. She said that she knew the mother of a gangster called "Purty Boy Floyd" who went "mean-mad" in prison.
That connects to modern life because while some people leave prison enlightened, others leave mentally strained and continue to practice what they know is wrong. There are many cases where people don't know how to take care of themselves, now that they have to take on responsibility again. Life in prison can be dehumanizing and, as a result, can lead to permanent mental strains.
Saturday, March 16, 2013
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Researcher/Connecter (Chapter 7)
RESEARCHER
The term that kept being repeated in chapter 7 was "Jalopy."
Jalopy is a term for an old, unpretentious automobile. This term was commonly used during the 1920s-1930s. In this chapter, Steinbeck states that salesmen are allowing to keep old rundown, unreliable cars to sell to families that have no clue about the condition of the car. Even though the cars may be cheap, families who could barely afford it buy it anyways because they need it for transportation. The salesmen are selling "Jalopies" to dispossessed croppers thinking they would purchase it due to their needs of transportation. These families buy the car anyways because they are manipulated by the salesmen cheap price offerings, but the irony is that even though the car may be cheap, the families aren't thinking about paying for gas and insurance, those salesmen aren't paying for any of that which means these families get tricked into purchasing these unreliable jalopy vehicles that wouldn't even last for a lifetime.
CONNECTOR
This connects to present day life because nowadays dealerships and private sellers are selling their old vehicles online for a cheap price, only to get rid of them because they are already old and rundown. I know this, because I called a dealership that had a car I was interested in due to the extremely low price and everything he said seemed unreal. He told me it was the most reliable classic car because everything has been remodeled. But I questioned myself, if everything was supposedly remodeled and rebuilt, why would it be this cheap? I did my research and figured out that these cars were made in the 1960s and no way any of them would be reliable this present day. Even though Steinbeck wrote about the issues of "Jalopies" in the 1920s-1930s, it is still occurring here today.
The term that kept being repeated in chapter 7 was "Jalopy."
Jalopy is a term for an old, unpretentious automobile. This term was commonly used during the 1920s-1930s. In this chapter, Steinbeck states that salesmen are allowing to keep old rundown, unreliable cars to sell to families that have no clue about the condition of the car. Even though the cars may be cheap, families who could barely afford it buy it anyways because they need it for transportation. The salesmen are selling "Jalopies" to dispossessed croppers thinking they would purchase it due to their needs of transportation. These families buy the car anyways because they are manipulated by the salesmen cheap price offerings, but the irony is that even though the car may be cheap, the families aren't thinking about paying for gas and insurance, those salesmen aren't paying for any of that which means these families get tricked into purchasing these unreliable jalopy vehicles that wouldn't even last for a lifetime.
CONNECTOR
This connects to present day life because nowadays dealerships and private sellers are selling their old vehicles online for a cheap price, only to get rid of them because they are already old and rundown. I know this, because I called a dealership that had a car I was interested in due to the extremely low price and everything he said seemed unreal. He told me it was the most reliable classic car because everything has been remodeled. But I questioned myself, if everything was supposedly remodeled and rebuilt, why would it be this cheap? I did my research and figured out that these cars were made in the 1960s and no way any of them would be reliable this present day. Even though Steinbeck wrote about the issues of "Jalopies" in the 1920s-1930s, it is still occurring here today.
Monday, March 11, 2013
Travel Tracer Chaper Seven
Travel Tracer Chapter Seven
1. The setting is in a used car dealership.
2. There are two types of customers those that actually come to buy cars, and those who come to waste time.
3. The salesman is talking to a potential clients that has sold most of their possessions in order to purchase an automobile that can move them westward.
4. The salesman uses many smoke and mirrors in order to persuade them to buy a jalopy, an old ramshackle automobile.
5. The salesmen pours sawdust into the engine to cover up noises, and they disguise very worn tires.
6.The tenant farmers are aware that they are taken advantaged of, however, they feel like there is not anybody else they can trust.
7. As a result, the tenant farmers purchase an old automobile at an inflated price,
1. The setting is in a used car dealership.
2. There are two types of customers those that actually come to buy cars, and those who come to waste time.
3. The salesman is talking to a potential clients that has sold most of their possessions in order to purchase an automobile that can move them westward.
4. The salesman uses many smoke and mirrors in order to persuade them to buy a jalopy, an old ramshackle automobile.
5. The salesmen pours sawdust into the engine to cover up noises, and they disguise very worn tires.
6.The tenant farmers are aware that they are taken advantaged of, however, they feel like there is not anybody else they can trust.
7. As a result, the tenant farmers purchase an old automobile at an inflated price,
Discussion Questions:
1. What would be your reaction to find out that your whole family is gone when you went back to look for them? What would you do? Put yourself in the situation of Tom Joad.
2. Why does the turtle continue to pop out in sections of the story (pgs. 56-57)? Why is it so persistent to go southwest? Explain further significance of the turtle.
3. Where has the Joad family headed to? What is their ultimate goal there?
4. In Chapter 7, why do you think the tenant farmers fall so easily in the traps of the salesmen and end up buying the so called "good condition cars" at high prices?
1. What would be your reaction to find out that your whole family is gone when you went back to look for them? What would you do? Put yourself in the situation of Tom Joad.
2. Why does the turtle continue to pop out in sections of the story (pgs. 56-57)? Why is it so persistent to go southwest? Explain further significance of the turtle.
3. Where has the Joad family headed to? What is their ultimate goal there?
4. In Chapter 7, why do you think the tenant farmers fall so easily in the traps of the salesmen and end up buying the so called "good condition cars" at high prices?
Thursday, March 7, 2013
Research on the first 5 chapters
Here is some background information of the author: According to The Americans textbook, John Steinback got help from the Federal Writers' Project to publish his unforgettable novel The Grapes of Wrath in 1939 in which, just like Candida summarized very well, Oklahomans left the Dust Bowl and migrated towards California. He was able to achieve a well-recognized legacy of his novel because he, himself, suffered through the hardships of the Great Depression.
Research on:
- The Great Depression: From 1929 to 1940, the U.S. economy faced a financial decline which resulted in the unemployment of millions of Americans. Once the stock market crashed it immediately led to the fear of Americans loosing their money, so they immediately removed their money from the banks; in addition, the businesses that supplied the national goods began to decrease. The Great Depression caused the low sale of American farm products and manufactured goods which led to the trouble farmers had to face to pay their dues and buy the needed food.
-The Dust Bowl: In the early 1930's, the region that included states such as Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado, and New Mexico, was a location where it was useless to try to grow crops because of the horrendous drought and all the dust being blown around. Due to these factors, farmers decided to leave their land behind since it would not benefit them whatsoever; they picked up a few belongings and moved to the west towards California.
-Oklahoma weather: According to the website, " America's Story from America's Library," it is written that the weather was grotesque at the time because the dust accumulated and covered the entire sky with it which made it hard to see the surroundings. The farmers closed their windows and doors tightly from their house, but yet the dust still found a way to get in through the cracks.
Research on:
- The Great Depression: From 1929 to 1940, the U.S. economy faced a financial decline which resulted in the unemployment of millions of Americans. Once the stock market crashed it immediately led to the fear of Americans loosing their money, so they immediately removed their money from the banks; in addition, the businesses that supplied the national goods began to decrease. The Great Depression caused the low sale of American farm products and manufactured goods which led to the trouble farmers had to face to pay their dues and buy the needed food.
-The Dust Bowl: In the early 1930's, the region that included states such as Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado, and New Mexico, was a location where it was useless to try to grow crops because of the horrendous drought and all the dust being blown around. Due to these factors, farmers decided to leave their land behind since it would not benefit them whatsoever; they picked up a few belongings and moved to the west towards California.
-Oklahoma weather: According to the website, " America's Story from America's Library," it is written that the weather was grotesque at the time because the dust accumulated and covered the entire sky with it which made it hard to see the surroundings. The farmers closed their windows and doors tightly from their house, but yet the dust still found a way to get in through the cracks.
Summary of The Grapes of Wrath (chapters 1-5)
Candida Rodriguez Rodriguez 1
Mrs. Noyes
HAL/Period 5
7 March 2013
Summary of The Grapes of Wrath (chapters 1-5)
In the American novel, The Grapes of Wrath, by Steinbeck, the Dust Bowl had engulfed the entire mid-west and is causing various hardships for agricultural families. Told in third person omniscient, Joad hitchhiked with a driver, despite the "No Riders" sticker placed on the truck. The truck drivers is very nosy and asks Joad various questions. Realizing that the driver was pressing for information, Joad admits that he just been released from McAlester Prison for homicide. Once he gets off the truck, he seeks shade from the scorching sun underneath a tree while walking to his father's house. He meets his former minister, Jim Casey, who tells Joad that he has lost his religious calling, because he has too many sinful ideas. While Joad and Casey begin their trek towards Joad's destination, many tenant farmers have been evicted from their land. They were evicted, because there is not enough revenue to save the land from the bank. Also an increase in technology adds to the amount of men being laid off. An example is that one man with a tractor can replace 10-15 men working by on the land by hand. The author also uses various literary devices to empathize the farmers' hardships in the mid-west. An example is "And now a light truck approached, and it came near, the driver saw the turtle and swerved to hit it" ( Steinbeck 21). The turtle symbolizes many working class farmers because the turtle, like the farmers, plods along dutifully, but is consistently confronted with danger and setbacks.
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