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The Grapes of Wrath

What is the significance of the death of the Joads' dog at this early stage in the family's travels?

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What does Steinbeck suggest when he writes that Al "had become the soul of the car"?

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Why is Rose of Sharon frightened of the religious woman?

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What activities provide entertainment for the migrant families?

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What is ironic about the "religious life" of the commune?

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How does the discovery and explusion of the would-be agitators illustrate the power of the community?

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How does Pa's discussion with man in the black hat exemplify the growing labor problem?

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How does Steinbeck create a change of tone and mood between the beginning of the chapter and the end? Why does Steinbeck employ this change in tone and mood?

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Why do the landowners destroy the food even though thousands of people are starving to death?

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What significance does this chapter have for the title of the novel?

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What is significant about the fact that it is Ma who decides when the family should move on?

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How does this shift in power exemplify Steinbeck's Socialist theme?

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What reason does Ma give Tom for making Pa angry? How does this support Steinbeck's theme of wrath?

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How does the men's recognition of the benefits and strengths of the Weedpatch camp help establish the theme of Socialism?

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Jim Casy tells Tom that he believes the men he met in jail "was nice fellas" and that it was "need that makes all the trouble." What has Casy realized?

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Why do the policemen murder Casy?

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How has Casy's experience in prison enabled him to realize the necessity to build a Socialist society?

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How does Casy's death establish him as a Christ figure?

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Although Uncle John drinks and has licentious tendencies, the reader still has sympathy, if not admiration, for this character. How does Steinbeck accomplish this?

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Why is the Joad Family at first apprehensive when they see Tom is not in jail anymore?

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Fahrenheit 451

Can you think of any historical precedence to compare the Hobos to?

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What is significant about this simile: " The gray cat sneaked away toward the open barn shed and passed inside like a shadow"?

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To what extent is Muley Graves' name indicative of the consequences he will face if he stays in Oklahoma?

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What is the significance of the dry well on the Joad farm?

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