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Heistramplingoutthevintagewherethegrapesofwratharestored;
HehathloosedthefatefullightningofHisterribleswiftsword:
Histruthismarchingon.我们看到上帝降临的荣耀,他双脚踏着愤怒的葡萄,他拔出闪电这把无敌的利剑,他的真理在奔腾呼啸Theselyricsrefer,inturn,tothebiblicalpassage.,WiththeStockMarketcrashof1929,AmericamovedintotheGreatDepression.TheeconomicstructureintheU.S.A.changed.Thegapbetweentherichandthepoorlengthened.Moreandmorepeoplelosttheirjobs,sotheunemploymentandpovertybecamethemainsocialproblems.ThenalotofpeoplewentalongtheHighway66tocalifornia,hopingtofindjobs,lands,dignitiesandtheirfutures.,Background,theGreatDepression,TheGreatDepressionin1930sTheWallStreetcrashinOct.24,1929,“thebottomdroppedofthestockmarket”Result:
Thedimdecadeof1930sreplacedtheglittering1920s.Banksfailed,factoriesclosedandagriculturewithered;
Joblessmillionsroamedthestreet;
thebreadlessstretchedlong;
Absolutepovertyandstruggledforsurvivalisanightmarishexperienceoflife.,ImpressiveCharacters,TomJoadProtagonistofthestory;
theJoadfamilyssecondson,namedafterhisfather.Lateron,Tomtakesleadershipofthefamilyeventhoughheisyoung.,MaJoadThemotheroftheJoadfamily.Practicalandwarm-spirited,shetriestoholdthefamilytogether.Sheisthehealerofthefamilysillsandarbiterofitsarguments.,JimCasyAformerpreacherwholosthisfaith.Heisaradicalphilosopher,amotivatorandunifierofmen,andamartyr(牺牲者).HeisaChrist-likefigure.,RelationshipoftheMajorCharacters,TomJoad,Grandpa,Grandma,JohnJoad,RuthieJoad,WinfieldJoad,PaJoad,MaJoad,JimCasy,ConnieRiver,RoseofSharon,NoahJoad,AlJoad,MulleyGraves,Plot,.InitialSituationThelandischangingTomJoadisparoled(假释)fromprisonforhomicide.Onhisjourneyhome,hemeetsanow-formerpreacher,JimCasy,whomheremembersfromhischildhood,andthetwotraveltogether.Whentheyarriveathischildhoodfarmhome,Oklahoma,theyfinditdeserted.Theresbeenadrought,duststormsarerampant(TheDustBowl黑色风暴),cropsaredead,theeconomyisweak,andlandownersmustkicktenantfarmers(佃户,佃农)(liketheJoads)offoftheland.,Plot,.ConflictTheJoadsmustmovewestward.TheJoadsbuyacarandmovewestonRoute66,likethousandsofotherfamilies,insearchofanewlife,anewhome,andnewopportunity.WithnoworkhereinOklahoma,theyhavenootherchoice.,11,Plot,3.ComplicationCaliforniaisnotallthat.OverthreehundredthousandpeoplehavemovedtoCalifornia,alllookingforthesamething:
jobs.TheJoadscantfindanyjobsandcantsettledown.Theyarehungry,theyaretired,theylosefourmembersofthefamily.,Plot,.ClimaxTomkillsaman.TomisreunitedwithReverendCasy,whohasbecomeanagitatororapicketer,fightingforworkerrights.TheauthoritiesmurderCasy,andTomkillsoneoftheauthorities.Hesinbigtroublenow.SuspenseRuthiespillsthebeans.Thefloodwatersrise.Tomtriestohidefromtheworlduntilthemurderhescommittedblowsover(平息),buthislittlesisteraccidentallyspillsthebeans(说漏嘴)andtellstheworldwhathesdone.Meanwhile,itstartsrainingreallyhardandthecreekbesidetheJoadsboxcarhomerises.,Plot,.DenouementTomrunsaway,theJoadsescapeNotwantingtodraghisfamilyintohiscrime,Tomrunsawayforgood.Asthefloodwaterscontinuetorise,RoseofSharonsbabyisstillborn(死胎).TheJoadsleavetheirboxcarinsearchofhigheranddryerground.ConclusionAdyingmanisnursed.Intheend,RoseofSharoncommitstheonlyactinthebookthatisnotfutile:
shebreastfeedsamantoosickfromstarvationtoeatsolidfood,stilltryingtoshowhopeinhumanityafterherownnegativeexperience.Thisfinalactissaidtoillustratethespontaneousmutualsharingthatwillleadtoanewawarenessofcollectivevalues.,showingauthorsclearexpressionofsympathywiththedispossessed(失去产业的)andthewretched.,Purposeofthenovel,Writingstyles,MetaphoricallanguagesSignificanceofmemoryCarefulchoiceofwords,lavishdescription,true-to-the-heartportrayalofpeopleShortsentences,propheticandpowerfultone,Road,Animals,Music,Farming,Bugs,Turtle,Dog,TheWest,TheSun,Blood,Pregnancy,AAAllllleelgeoggryoorryy,Themes&
Analysis,1.ThesavingpowerofFamilyandFellowshipTheGrapesofWrathchroniclesthestoryoftwo“families”:
theJoadsandthecollectivebodyofmigrantworkers.WhentheJoadsmeettheWilsons,inaremarkablyshorttime,thetwogroupsmergeintooneanotherssurvival.Thismergingtakesplaceamongthemigrantcommunityingeneralaswell:
“twentyfamiliesbecameonefamily,thechildrenwerethechildrenofall.Theloseofhomebecameonelose,andthegoldendreaminthewestwasonedream.”Thelivelihoodofthemigrantsdependsupontheirunion.AsTomeventuallyrealize“his”peopleareallpeople.,ImpressiveCharacters,TomJoadProtagonistofthestory;
theJoadfamilyssecondson,namedafterhisfather.Lateron,Tomtakesleadershipofthefamilyeventhoughheisyoung.,MaJoadThemotheroftheJoadfamily.Practicalandwarm-spirited,shetriestoholdthefamilytogether.Sheisthehealerofthefamilysillsandarbiterofitsarguments.,JimCasyAformerpreacherwholosthisfaith.Heisaradicalphilosopher,amotivatorandunifierofmen,andamartyr(牺牲者).HeisaChrist-likefigure.,2.LiesandDeceitCentraltoTheGrapesofWrathisasinglelie:
thousandsoffamiliesmovewesttoCaliforniabecausetheybelieveittobethelandofplenty,aplacefullofjobsandopportunity.ThislieisspreadthroughayellowpamphletdispensedbyaCalifornianlandownerlookingforworkers,anditbothgivesfamiliesasenseofhopeandstripsthemofhope.Severalentitieshelptosustainthislie:
thebanks,thecarsalesmen,themerchants,andthelandowners.TheJoadsaredeceivedintothinkingthattheirworrieswillbeforgottenoncetheygettoCalifornia.,3.MansInhumanitytoManThemigrantsgreatsufferingiscausednotbybadwhetherormeremisfortunebutbytheirfellowhumanbeings.Historical,social,andeconomiccircumstancesseparatepeopleintorichandpoor,landownerandtenant,andthepeopleinthedominantrolesstruggleviciouslytopreservetheirposition.Thenoveldrawsasimplelinethroughthepopulation-onethatdividestheprivilegedfromthepoor-andidentifiesthatdivisionastheprimarysourceofevilandsufferingintheworld.,4.TheDignityofWrathTheJoadsstandasexemplaryintheirrefusaltobebrokenbythecircumstancesthatconspireagainstthem.Steinbeckemphasizestheimportanceofmaintainingself-respectinordertosurvivespiritually.TheJoadshadsufferedincomparablelosses:
Noah,Connie,andTomhasleftthefamily;
RoseofSharongivesbirthtoastillbornbaby;
thefamilypossessesneitherfoodnorpromiseofwork.Yetitisatthismomentthatthefamilymanagestoriseabovehardshiptoperformanactofunsurpassedkindnessandgenerosityforstarvingman,showthattheJoadshavenotlosttheirsenseofthevalueofhumanlife.,5.ClassConflict,Theconflictinthenovelbetweentheimpoverishedmigrantsandtheestablished,securebusinesspeopleandCaliforniansservesasastrongcriticismofeconomicinjustice.Therearealsoconflictswithinthefamilythatreflectthematerialisticconcernsofthisclassconflict.,6.Individualvs.Society,Thenoveldemonstratestheindividualsinstincttoorganizecommunitieswithinthegroupsofmigrantsinroadsidecamps.Thepeoplecooperatebecauseitisbeneficialtotheirwelfareinordertosurvive.YetSteinbeckdevelopstheconceptofthegroupbeyondthepolitical,social,andmoralleveltoincludethemysticalandtranscendental.SteinbecksbeliefinthecapacityofhumanitymovesfromwhathecallsanItoaWeconsciousness.,Influence,SteinbeckscholarJohnTimmermansumsupthebooksinfluence:
TheGrapesofWrathmaywellbethemostthoroughlydiscussednovelincriticism,reviews,andcollegeclassroomsof20thcenturyAmericanliterature.“TheGrapesofWrathisreferredtoasaGreatAmericanNovel.,Thanks!