Literary Analysis 5

5.) Grape of Wrath by John Steinbeck

• Summary: This book is about a family during the great depression in the 1930's. They are moving from Oklahoma to California to look for a better life to live. The book is about their travels and the problems they encounter along the way.

• Theme: The theme I noticed was how the Joad family got treated so badly the whole trip for no particular reason. In the end, the lack of judgment really hurt the people. You need to treat people the same way as you want to be treated.

• Tone: The authors tone was very specific on how he wanted to describe the great depression and I believe he did a great job on doing so. He described every little situation with great detail and it made me learn a lot about the great depression that I never knew.

• Characterization: Steinbeck chose to use indirect characterization so he could focus on the bigger situation which is the great depression. He does a great job of describing a scene without using dialogue.
• Diction/Syntax: Steinbeck influences the story a lot by changing his diction and syntax throughout the story. He changes the characters point of view throughout also.
• Character: Tom Joad is considered to be dynamic because he changes as the story goes on. In the beginning he really has no dreams or goals when he comes out of prison, but in the end he creates dreams and goals that he wants to achieve in California.