Notes on The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck Pulitzer Prize – US Award achievements in Newspaper...

Notes on The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck

• Pulitzer Prize– US Award

achievements in• Newspaper• On-line journalism• Literature• Musical

composition

– Established in 1917– Provided in the will

of American (Hungarian born), Joseph Pulitzer

• The Grapes of Wrath– Won the Pulitzer

Prize

What is a Pulitzer Prize?Wikipedia

• Born in Salinas California in 1902

• 1919 – went to Stanford University

• 1925 – left Stanford w/o taking a degree.

• Next five years – supported himself as a laborer and a journalist in NY City.

• First novel – Cup of Gold (1929)

• Pastures of Heaven (1932)• To a God Unknown (1933)• The Long Valley (1938)• Tortilla Flat (1935)• Three Powerful Novels

– In Dubious Battle (1936)– Of Mice and Men (1937)– The Grapes of Wrath (1939

John Steinbeck

Chapter 1 & 2 (pp 1-13)Chapter 1 & 2 (pp 1-13)

1. Chapter 1 – SettingA. WhereB. When

2. Chapter 2 – The Conversation Between the truck driver and the hitch hiker

Two to three sentences.Two to three sentences.

TOPIC:The BeginningsA.The Place and Time

B.The Chat

Fill in the Fill in the details.details.

Fill in the Fill in the details.details.

300 300 pointspoints


Due at the end Due at the end of the period.of the period.

The Grapes of Wrath The Grapes of Wrath by John by John SteinbeckSteinbeck

1. Chapter 3 pp14-16A. Setting

I. TimeII. Place

B. Character (the turtle)I. DescriptionsII. Ordeals

(difficulties)

2. Chapter 4 pp17- 23A. Setting

I. TimeII. Place

B. CharacterizationI. Tom Joad (who)II. Jim Casy (who)

C. Conflicts (problems)I. External conflictsII. Internal conflicts

Three to five sentences.Three to five sentences.

Fill in the details.Fill in the details.




1/25/2013


1. Chapter 4 – pg 24

2. Pg 24

3. Pg 25

4. Pg 26 (explain this cue)





1/28/2013

Questions/Cues

What did Jim “figger”?(Southern English – figure out)

What was Jim “worryin’” about?

Why was Tom in McAlester for four years?

“…the guys in the cell blocked laughed.”

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1/28/2013

Questions/Cues

How did they treat Tom in McAlister?

“They got no conveniences at my old man’s place.”

“But the smell of burned dust was in the air, and the air was dry…”

“Your pa stole it?”

Who is Wink Manley?

5. Pg 26

6. Pg 26 (explain this cue; who said this and why was this said?)

7. Pg 27 (explain this cue; what is going on?)

5. Pg 27 (explain this cue; what is going on? Why was this sentence said?

6. Pg 28 2 of 2




1/29/2013

Questions/Cues

1. Time: Place: (describe the location)

1. Pg 29 – Explain this cue: who, what, when, where?

1. Pg 29

2. Pg 31 - Explain what this cue means.

1 of 2

Identify the setting described on pg 28.

“We really didn’t need no fence there, but…”

What is a shoat?

“And all of them were caught in something larger than themselves.”



The Grapes of Wrath The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeckby John Steinbeck



1/30/2013

Questions/Cues

1. Pg 34 – Explain the meaning of this cue, based on what you’ve already read.

2. Pg 34 – Mention the place.

3. Describe “the tractors” on this page. …the similes…the metaphors

4. Describe “the man sitting in the iron seat…” on this page.

1 of 2

“The monster isn’t men, but it can make men do what it wants.”

“Maybe you can go on relief.”

Page 35

Page 35






1/30/2013

Questions/Cues

5. Based on what you have read, explain the meaning of this cue.

5. Describe “the tractor…” on this page.

6. Paraphrase what the tenant pondered.

7. Describe what it is to figure out.

2 of 2

“If a seed dropped did not germinate, it was nothing.” (very bottom of pg 35)

Page 36

“The tenant pondered…and pondered more.”Pg 37

“We all got to figure. There’s some way to stop this.” Pg 38-9


Write a 2-3 sentence Write a 2-3 sentence summary.summary.


1/31/2013

Questions/Cues/ Connections/ Keywords

1. Describe what Rev. Casy and young Tom saw as they stood on the hill and looked down on the Joad place.

2. Explain why Joad said this cue.

3. Describe what they saw in the house.

4. Respond to this question.*fust = first

5. Describe this event.

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Pg 40

“There ain’t nothin’ left,” said Joad 40

“Le’s look in the house...” 41

What is the “fust* thing kids do when folks move out”? Joad, 42

“By God! Look who’s here…” 43






1/31/2013

6. Describe what a “pilla” is for.

7. Describe what happened in this cue.

8. Describe the cat – its looks and what it does.

9. Describe what happened on this page.

2 of 2

What is a “pilla”? 44

“Hell, I forgot the turtle.” 44

The Cat. 44Narration

Page 45Plot-sequence of events which may include the conflict.



Due on Monday Due on Monday 1/4/13.1/4/13.

2/01/2013


Chapter 1 & 2Setting

Conflicts

Characterizations:Tom Joad

The Truck Driver

Chapter 3Setting

The Turtle

Conflicts

Chapter 4Setting

CharacterizationJim Casey

Dialogue

Conflicts

20th Century Fox Darryl F. Zanuck’s Production of The Grapes of Wrath

Starring Henry FondaCopyright MCMXL

Write about the Write about the fidelity or fidelity or accuracy of the accuracy of the motion picture motion picture production to production to the contents of the contents of the book. the book.

1 of 21 of 2




2/01/2013


Chapter 5Setting

Conflicts

Chapter 6Setting

CharacterizationMuley Graves

Dialogue

Conflicts

20th Century Fox Darryl F. Zanuck’s Production of The Grapes of Wrath

Starring Henry FondaCopyright MCMXL

Write about the Write about the fidelity or fidelity or accuracy of the accuracy of the motion picture motion picture production to production to the contents of the contents of the book. the book.

2 of 22 of 2

Due on Monday Due on Monday 1/4/13.1/4/13.




2/04/2013

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“Well, what they doin’ there?” 46

Who is Noah? 46

“Them dirty sons-a-bitches. I tell ya, men, I’m stayin’.” 47

“How’d my folks go so easy?” 48

What is the time described on this page? 48

1. Elaborate this question.

2. Find the answer to this question.

3. Elaborate this cue: ID the speaker and the reason for this outrage.

4. Elaborate this cue: ID the speaker and the reason behind this question.

5. Describe the setting.






2/04/2013

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What did Muley eat for “sometimes”? 48-49

“Who got a knife? Le’s get at these here miserable rodents…” 49

Setting 50

“This here is a party,” he said. 50

6. Describe this experience.

7. Describe this event.

8. Describe the setting on this page.

9. Elaborate this cue.




2/05/2013

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1. Elaborate this cue. Enumerate what happened to the speaker when “they” told him to get off the “place.”

1. Elaborate on “the places where stuff happened.”



“Well, sir, it’s a funny thing. Somepin went an’ happened to me when they tol’ me I had to get off the place…” 50-51

“Like a damn ol’ graveyard ghos’. I been goin’ aroun’ the places where stuff happened…” 51




2/05/2013

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Muley’s tight little face was rigid. 51

“I wanta talk. I ain’t talked to nobody…” 52

“Fella, should maybe keep stuff like that in his head.” 53

“Ever’body knowed it wasn’t no fault of your,” 53

3. Explore the cause of this intense body language.

3. Identify the speaker and elaborate further this cue.



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