The Great Gatsby

Chapter nine starts off with Nick talking as he remembered that day and how he remembered Gatsby the last time he saw him. The way he looked as his lifeless body lay in the pool and the red blood coming out from under his body like lava. Just everything about that day is something Nick will never forget and he will never forget the last thing he said to his friend or the last thing that ran through his friends mind, the thought of Daisy no longer loving him and not choosing him, but choosing Tom over him. The thought that that is the last thing Gatsby remembered is really depressing. Nick is trying to reach others to tell them of Gatsby’s death and he cannot reach anyone, and when he does reach other people he finds out that they really were not friends of Gatsby, just acquaintances. The thought that he would be the only one to attend Gatsby’s funeral is bad enough, but when Gatsby’s dad arrives makes it even worse. His dad coming to the funeral is not the bad thing I mean the fact that Mr. Gatz has to see that his son, whom he thought is a great guy and who made a good life for himself, has no friends not even good enough ones who will attend his funeral. That is really sad. It is not something that a father should have to see or think. So Nick tries to get people to come to Gatsby’s funeral but even when he goes to New York to get Wolfshiem, he still won’t come. Apparently he has other things to do than get tangled up in something like that. Pa-lease! Nick spends his time reflecting on that and his experiences during that time and all of those who he new like, Jordan Baker who apparently is engaged to another. Awkward. All in all, the book was pretty good. There was a lot of hidden meanings that need to be looked for and a lot of illusion vs. reality. But the book teaches a lot of good lessons and makes you think of what was really going on back in those days.

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As Tom, Nick, and Jordan return from the scene of Myrtle’s death, Tom is pretty much freaking out from the thought that Gatsby, who supposedly is the one who ran her over, didn’t even stop to see if she was all right or to explain that it was an accident. Instead he just went home. But what Tom and the rest of them don’t know is that it was Daisy who was the one who was driving and by Gatsby’s description of her is that it didn’t seem to register of what she had just done. I don’t know if I just missed it but I don’t remember how Myrtle got out to run into the road where she could get hit by a car. It is said that when she ran out in front of the car she was trying to stop the car like she knew who was driving. Why? Well because when Tom was driving Gatsby’s car into New York and he stopped for gas Myrtle looked out of her window where she was locked away and saw Tom there. This yellow car is very unique so of course when she saw this car coming she thought Tom would stop and take her with him. That is also what Mr. Wilson thought as Tom arrived at the scene until Tom could explain that he just came from NY. As they are at Tom’s house Nick gets ready to go home in a taxi and as he is walking towards the end of the road to wait for the taxi he spots Gatsby in the bushes. Gatsby then comes out and explains all of this to Nick. Nick tries to get Gatsby to go home with him in his cab but Gatsby is too dedicated to Daisy to just abandon her and leave her with Tom in case Tom may get violent and be dangerous. When Gatsby returns home Nick hurries over to his house to once again talk about what had happened. That night what Gatsby had come to figure out is that Daisy chose Tom. Yet even though he knows this he still is not willing to admit it.
Then the chapter goes to back when Gatsby and Daisy were truly in love and he was leaving her to go to war. Gatsby wasn’t rich then and she loved him, but why can’t she still love him rather than keeping her social status with Tom. The chapter goes to George Wilson and he is looking for the man who killed his wife. He tells his friend Michaelis that he can find out who it was and when Michaelis is home sleeping George leaves and is walking all over talking to others to figure out who it was. As Gatsby is trying out his unused pool shots are fired. Nick goes running through the house to the back yard where he finds Gatsby in a pool surrounded by red blood where George Wilson had murdered him and then took his own life.

The Great Gatsby

Chapter 6 starts off with Gatsby’s life before he was known as Jay Gatsby. He was actually James Gatz before he changed his name. Also he used to own a boat and supposedly lived on it for a while. The man, the portrait hanging on his bedroom wall, is a man he used to know, Dan Cody. This man had a huge part in Gatsby’s success and also may have had a big impact on his life. Then the story goes to Nick and how he is at Gatsby’s house and within 2 minutes of his being there Tom Buchanan arrives. They exchange greetings and Gatsby seems really nervous and tells Tom he knows Daisy. Real Smart! Tom, of course, takes this partly the wrong way and is very curious to find out how and where from he knows Daisy. It is pretty strange how easily Gatsby folds under pressure and how he blurts out things that are not exactly supposed to be known. Gatsby and Nick are invited to a party where Nick can’t go but Gatsby can. I think that Gatsby will take any excuse to leave his house and make new acquaintances with others so that his is known and out there. But he really shouldn’t have gone especially at how easily it was to tell that the woman’s husband clearly didn’t want him to go with them to their house. Chapter 6 ends with Nick and Gatsby talking about Daisy and how she didn’t like the party of Gatsby’s she attended. I can see why. She was barely ever around Gatsby because he had other guests to attend to and she was sitting at a table with really annoying people, I don’t blame her for not enjoying herself. Plus Gatsby is trying too hard to impress Daisy and it is not really what she wants. Then Nick is about to say something. But what? He held it back for a reason.Chapter 7 starts off with Gatsby not having parties any more. People actually drove up and waited a little while hoping for the party to suddenly start up. Desperate much. Need time to get away and the only place they know of to go is to Gatsby’s house. But Gatsby actually fired all of his servants and hired new ones. All of this was done for Daisy, so there was no more gossip about them two. Gatsby, Nick, and Jordan all go to Tom and Daisy’s house for a little party for them and they are sitting around and Daisy starts complaining about the heat and wanting to go to town and then she, I think, mouths to Gatsby…I love you… and Tom sees this, really smart on her half. She couldn’t wait until Tom wasn’t there in the room at least. They are pretty careless back them about their affairs people are having. Tom gets very agitated about this, which is very surprising mostly since he is also having an affair and has been for some time. This gets him wanting to go to town so Gatsby and Daisy aren’t around each other so much and he is ready to knock Gatsby out, that is all that he is putting off through his emotions.

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Chapter 4 starts off talking about all of the people who attend Gatsby’s summer parties. They go from rich people to poor people and they describe their pasts. Then Gatsby takes Nick fro a ride, to lunch. Gatsby starts, kind of invading Nick’s privacy when he talks about how Jordan is going to be telling Nick a story about Gatsby and what Gatsby wants him to do. When they arrived at the restaurant they met a man there, Mr. Wolfshiem. Gatsby invites him to dinner and he had many stories to tell. But he is a bit of a strange man. After he leaves Tom Buchanan sees them and goes up to talk to Nick. When he is introduced to Gatsby they turn to talk to each other and when Nick turns around Gatsby has disappeared. But why? Could it have something to do with him being uncomfortable being around Tom while he is still in love with Daisy? Any who… Then Jordan and Nick go out and Jordan tells Nick of the story of Gatsby. Gatsby wants Daisy to go to Nicks house and then see him again like coincidentally. The reason Gatsby wants this is because he was once a lieutenant and was also in love with Daisy. When he went to war he sent Daisy a letter congratulating her on her marriage to Tom. This made Daisy get drunk and have to be put in a bathtub so she could attend her wedding. How sad. While taking a walk, Nick and Jordan, they really start to like each other and their relationship is taken to the next level. On to chapter 5… it starts off with Nick and he invites Daisy to his house. So when she arrives Gatsby, who is in Nick’s house waiting for them to come inside, once again disappears leaving Nick puzzled. Gatsby has got a thing about disappearing. So Gatsby knocks on the front door, Nick answers, and he goes into the living room. But things are not quite what he expected they would be. Things were awkward and embarrassing. Gatsby even knocked over a clock. This is an old clock where time has stopped which relates to the book in what I think that Gatsby’s life has kind of stopped. He has been waiting 5 years putting on parties, getting a fancy house, making lots of friends, and money, for what all seems to be for her. His life has been on hold for this one girl who he was in love with a long time ago. Then Nick leaves and when he comes back they were sitting closer and talking and Gatsby was even laughing but Daisy was crying. Gatsby invites them to his house and they take a tour of his mansion. When Gatsby talks about his room being an apartment I kind of thought that there was more to that. Maybe that there is more going on at these parties or that he rents them out to others like the boarder who is living in another room. When they get to his wardrobe I was slightly confused about why he was throwing all of his shirts for them to see, which made Daisy cry. I think she cried because she wishes she had this life and had it with this man. Then they go listen to the boarder play the piano while Gatsby and Daisy sit in a dark corner. Mysterious…or is it. Then Nick goes home and the chapter is done. THE END

The Great Gatsby

Chapter 3 starts off with Gatsby having parties at his home. Throughout summer he has had many parties and finally Nick is invited to one. You would think that finally he had met Gatsby but actually Gatsby sent his chauffeur to invite Nick to the party. Also during this you finally learn Gatsby’s first name, Jay. The summer parties seem to be mysterious and you wonder what is going on at them, and how the book talks about the different people who are leaving this party it makes you wonder what is going on. I think that Nick believes it will be a normal party and he’ll meet Gatsby and what not but it really isn’t like that. There are many people there who weren’t even invited and most of them are dressed in business suits and it’s like they just got off of work. And the women, some of them are dressed in pretty much like gowns. Then when Nick goes looking for Gatsby everyone he asks, either doesn’t know him or is just surprise that Nick doesn’t know him. But it makes Nick very uncomfortable and he goes outside where he sees Jordan Baker. Then they walk around together and talk together. They meet these 2 girls who talk about Gatsby killing a man but it is said to be that it was done in war. But Gatsby seems to be a nice man, like how he bought the one girl a dress that it wasn’t even his fault that it got ruined. Then Nick is talking to this young man who invites Nick to go on his new hydroplain and then all of a sudden he says something pretty embarrassing because the young man turns out to be Jay Gatsby. Awkward!!! After that Gatsby goes inside and watches as the people are dancing to this certain song. The way he watches them is as if he is proud. Proud to make others happy and getting others close together through this song. Gatsby seemed to be this older man who had parties to stay close to people and to be out there mingling with others, but he is actually this young man who is very mysterious and has really lived his life. And it isn’t done yet…

The Great Gatsby

The second chapter of The Great Gatsby started out confusing, until I read on. It is talking about how Nick is going with Tom to New York. Then on the way they stop at a gas station where Tom is getting a car and the guy there, Mr. Wilson, really likes Tom. Apparently he doesn’t know about Tom and Myrtle and their secret relationship. I’m really not sure why Tom took Nick to see her and completely prove the fact that Tom is in fact having an affair. I also really don’t understand why Nick is going along with it. I don’t understand why Nick is not getting mad about Tom and his other woman. Tom really isn’t my favorite person in the book at all. I can understand why there are times when you want to have an affair and why he would want to because he doesn’t love Daisy apparently, but it doesn’t make it any less wrong. Then they arrive in New York and Myrtle buy some things including a dog. They go to her apartment and she calls up her friends and sister. I personally think that the sister, Catherine, was totally hitting on Nick and all. The photographer and his wife were very annoying people all they talked about was taking photographs and who would be good in what picture. I don’t think I could last too long with them. The billboard with the picture of his uncle has a very strong meaning to it and it gives him a glance at the past and at his life and how it has turned out.

The Great Gatsby

In the book The Great Gatsby it starts off talking about a guy Nick who has gotten a new job as a bonds man. Then he meets another person who is at his work and they decide to get a house together. This was a good thing for Nick because he doesn’t know where to live because he is in a new place and was a little scared of what he would do. Then he goes out to his new house and on the way I believe he met his neighbor on the way. After a while he has to go to his cousins house who lives in the East Egg, or the rich part of this place where as Nick lives in the West Egg, which is the poor part of this place. Then at his cousins house a lot of new things come up like a new person there he hasn’t met, Miss Jordan Baker, and he finds out Tom is cheating on Daisy with some other woman in New York. Daisy is having a hard time with this and with Tom and even though she doesn’t come out and say it you can tell because of how she acts when she is alone with Nick in the garden. Then before he goes home Daisy starts talking about how Nick will be seeing a lot of Jordan and how she is going to try to fling them together. Then he is going home and he sees his neighbor Gatsby and wants to talk to him but by the time he arrives there Gatsby is gone.

Hairstyles Back Then to Hairstyles Now

Hairstyles today have dramatically changed from those in the 50’s through the 90’s. Although there are still many similarities throughout the years. Hair has gone through a great deal for the perfect look of that decade, to be achieved. The differences and similarities from then to today are very surprising.
The 50’s hairstyle was soft and curly. For casual activities women often tied their hair back in a ponytail and circled it with a scarf. The 50’s look was achieved by sleeping in curlers or rollers. A popular hairstyle came during the poodle frenzy, which is best known as the hair of Lucille Ball from “I Love Lucy”.
A popular men’s hairstyle was the ducktail haircut, which was done by applying a lot of grease and using the end of the comb to smooth back the sides, such as the “Fonz.” These guys were immediately seen as rebels.
The 50’s hairstyle was much different than that of today. Women today more prefer their hair straight, kind of like the women in the 70’s. Though the men’s hair in the 50’s was practically the same as the men’s hairstyles in the 70’s.
Then there was the age of the hippies. The 70’s women tried to keep their locks as long, smooth, and sleek as possible. In the 1970’s there were no more sleeping in curlers and no more rolls and pinup hairdos. But to get the long straight look women had to go to great lengths. Since there were no straightening irons like there are today, women had to use a regular clothing iron to straighten their hair. Girls would take turns ironing each other hair; inch-by-inch, careful not to scorch the hair, in order to achieve the natural, smooth, straight look.
A popular style sometimes seen today in both men and women is the mullet. The basic mullet is where the hair is short in front and long in back. Also Ferrah Fawcett had a major impact on hair, for she was famous for the feathered look, which is also sometimes seen today.
Using the crimping iron and teasing the hair with a comb, both men and women sported big hair. These big 80’s hairstyles were probably the most different from the hairstyles of today. The 80’s were all about BIG. Some commonly known styles were the side ponytail and the big curled bangs with the headband.
Some men used as much hairspray as the women to achieve the “hair metal” look they wanted. This look, like Guns n’ Roses or Kiss, was very popular in that time.
The closest decade of hair to todays is that of the 1990’s. It was not too long ago that “Friends” was introduced to this generation and from that came the “Rachel Cut.” The Rachel cut, or hair-like Jennifer Anniston’s character in “Friends,” is a popular look was long and sleek with longer length layers and framed with highlights. Also short, choppy styles like Meg Ryan were in. Messed up hair, whether short or long, was in, but it seemed everyone had gone blonde.
Men seemed to want their hair very short in the 90’s. Shaved heads were also really in for the men. From the 50’s to the 70’s, 80’s, 90’s, and today, the popular hairstyles have unconditionally changed. From long to short, big to straight, hair trends have taken dramatic leaps to get to where they are today. But from the way it is done to the way it looks, all have some similarities to them. Hair throughout the decades may have gone out of style but new forms of the styles are coming back.

The Grapes of Wrath

At the start of the pages the Joads are at the camp where they are getting 5 cents for picking peaches. After Tom gets in the fight after Casy dies he has to hide out in there house and stay away from others. Then because Casy is gone the lowered the price to 2 and a half cents. So the Joads save money for gas and leave as soon as possible. They have to drop Tom off on the way to another job where they can pick cotton. This is a much better job but they are living in a boxcar and have to separate themselves from the Wainwright’s by their tarp. But they get a stove and money to buy a good amount of food to eat and are still able to save some. Then Ruthie accidentally tells of Tom hiding after she got into a fight and Ma has to tell Tom to leave and get far away incase others are looking for him. They get another job before the rain comes and for some reason Rose of Sharon feels like she should go with them and help. I can see why she wants to. She probably feels as if she isn’t doing anything but sitting around and making food because of the baby. But she still shouldn’t go out for her health. She ends up getting a cold and getting sick. Then Al falls for Aggie Wainwright and they are going to get married and Al tells her he is going to get them out of there. I think that is cute. But I’m wondering if he really feels that way about her or if it’s because she’s the only girl he’s around. Then Rose of Sharon has her baby and it is stillborn. That was so sad because during the whole story she is pregnant and she goes through all of this carrying a baby in her stomach and Connie leaves and know she doesn’t have a baby in the end and when things are able to get better. The end doesn’t talk that much about Tom. I pretty much thought he was the main person in the story, it did start out with him. Then they just don’t talk about him anymore or about what happened to him. The ending was not my favorite.

The Grapes of Wrath

Starting on page 392 the book skips back from what one person is doing to what another person is doing. The Joads are getting ready to move up north. They also talk about how they wish they could stay because they are going to miss the showers and toilets and the people. They get up early and get in the truck and go. They arrive someplace where there are hotdog stands and they go past Hooverville. Tom and Al get into a small fight over Al and the girl he likes. Ma is worried that they won’t get a house before winter and before it rains and I can understand why. Winfield isn’t very strong and the rain won’t help any of them. Then they run over a nail and they once again have to fix the tire. But maybe their luck has changed. A man stopped and told them there is work on the Hooper ranch picking peaches. Al wants to get a job in a garage and it is getting so annoying. Then they get stopped and asked if they want work. They then get a house that needs a lot of work but they are willing to do almost anything for a home to keep their family in.

Then they start picking the peaches and learn that they need to be handled gently. But for some reason something doesn’t seem right about this place that they are staying at. Then Ma goes to the store to get food and the store clerk is strange at first but then he was really nice and paid 10 cents for sugar for her. Then Tom and Al go looking around after supper. Tom leaves Al and goes off by himself. He finds Casy and Casy says they are on strike and that before they paid 2 ½ cents instead of 5 cents. I don’t understand how they can do that because how could people live off of that especially those who have a family.

The Grapes of Wrath

From pg 336 it starts off talking about Tom getting work and how Ma wonders where he is working. Uncle John is sick but he thinks that because he sinned he has to work himself so that his sin is taken back. Then they meet a woman carrying an apple box who wonders if they’ll stay and she thinks that they are lucky for being able to find work, but the way she says it seems as if she almost doesn’t believe is it or she doesn’t think it’ll last. This lady is said to be a good woman but someone who makes others in the camp unhappy. Then Ma meets the ladies of a committee that work around for the comp. Ruthie and Winfield fight a lot and in times like these I’m sure it’s easy to fight because of the heat and the weakness makes people a little crazy or different but they really need to stick together. Pa and Al are driving around looking for work and they find a man who’s been walking around looking for work, so they pick him up and now they’re all looking for work together even though they have a strong feeling they wont find any. Rose of Sharon gets to work in a nursery. It’s good so she can learn how to take care of a baby since she’s having a baby.
Chapter 23 is about the migrant people who are looking for work and are living on barely anything, and doing whatever to survive while doing what they have to, even if it hurts others.
Chapter 24 is about when a fight happens and the chairman seems to act like the men who are supposed to be good and take care of the situation, like they don’t need to do anything but make things worse. The certain ones think they’re so important and can do what they want no matter what everyone else thinks.
Then there is this important, to the story, dance. Tom needs to keep his eyes open for anything “funny” happening. Then these people want to dance and Jule wants to fight them but they don’t want to fight, just dance. It seems all Jule wants to do create problems.Chapter 25 is about springtime in California. It explains and goes into a lot of detail of the lands and weather and the growing fruit.

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In chapter twenty it introduces a new person to the story Floyd. It starts of with Ma cooking the food with all of these children watching her cook and as she handed the plate to John and Tom, the children watched them as each bite went into their mouth. It’s sad because the kids are so hungry because their family has no food to feed them either but they shouldn’t be around watching them. The Joads are such a good, nice family. They want to give them some food but it is hard to turn away such sad faces and the Joads don’t have enough food to feed them either. I understand that they don’t want to feed those kids because they have a family of their own but I bet it was really hard to watch them as they yearned for food. Then when Ma let the children eat what was left in the bottom of the kettle, I thought it was extremely nice but I don’t think she should have. Her family as at the brink of no food and they shouldn’t be feeding others no matter how small and sad they look. Plus once some kids have gotten food from someone else they may expect to get more. I don’t think that the lady should have went off on Ma like she did. She should be somewhat grateful that her child was able to even eat, no matter who it came from. Then they find out there’s work up north.
Floyd was going to be taken away by the police so he fought the policeman and ran. As the policeman went to chase him Tom stuck out his foot and tripped him. Then the policeman grabbed for his gun and as clumsy as he was shot at Floyd, only he missed and hit some woman in the hand. So Casy kicked him in the throat and Tom had to leave so he wouldn’t have to go back to jail for breaking parole. Casy was taken to jail far taking the blame for all that happened. I wasn’t sure why he did that was it to go to jail so he could have a place to stay and food to eat or was it because he felt out of place and wrong being with the Joads and eating their food and all of that. I don’t think Uncle John should have hid the 5 dollars from the people who took him along and fed him and kept him alive. He should have also helped out by using his money for food and supplies for the family. Then they move on South.

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In chapter eighteen they reached the desserts of California. They then stopped at a river and went in the water to cool down. While there they met some guys and spent the night talking about California and how it is like down there and how the people are. I liked how they bring words into the story that have a bad meaning like “Okie”, which at first meant travelers from Oklahoma, but then they started to use the word as just meaning really bad for anyone who are leaving their lives to make new ones in California. I think it brings a lot to the story about how others acted towards the people moving to California. Then Noah decides to stay by the river because he thought that is where he belonged. While at the tent some policeman came and said that he would be back by morning and they had to be out of there by then. I thought he said it very rudely because it really scared Ma. When they were getting ready to leave the Wilson’s decided to stay behind because Mrs. Wilson could not travel anymore because she is very sick and is probably not going to make it for much longer. Then she asks the preacher to say a prayer for her. People are asking him to say prayers a lot even though he isn’t a preacher anymore. I think that they have faith in him and in what he says and that they believe it will help them. Then when they get stopped by the patrol, Ma practically goes crazy saying that Granma was sick and how she needed to get to a doctor. Even Tom thought something was very wrong with her. But they find out that she was trying not to let him see that Granma was dead and she needed to make sure that they got across into California. I thought that was sad because she seemed to be taking it very hard.
Chapter nineteen talks about how the land of California once belonged to the Mexicans and how they never wanted it like the Americans wanted land. It talks about how the farms grew larger and it started to become an industry and how even if the farmers didn’t know it they had slaves and if there was something wrong with one of their slaves they could just deport them. It also talks about how the farmers changed. They would forget how their farm smelt and felt and only remembered that they owned it. Chapter twenty starts with the family at the coroner’s office as they were getting arrangements for Granma. They didn’t have enough money to pay for a funeral for Granma so Ma was pretty upset about that. Then they leave to find a place to stay for the night so they can get their rest and look for work the next day. While driving they find a bridge where there are tents set up and they decide to stay there the night. They meet a lot of new people and some they like and others not so much.

Admiring My Sister

Admiring My Sister
By: Cassi Hemmingson

My sister, Krysta, is someone who is very responsible and kind and she is someone who has always been there for me. When we were young we were always together because I had no one else to be around, and that is why we are so close. She is someone who has influenced my life and been a huge part of who I am today.
Many of the basic things I use today, I learned from my sister. Reading, tying my shoes, and applying makeup were some of the things she taught me when we were younger. She is three years older than me and I think she was just looking out for me and helping me out.
There are more than just the basic things that she has taught me. Being a good friend is something that is very important to her, and it is something that she has always wanted me to know. We would talk about how her friends would act around her and the things that they would do. She would tell me how important it is to treat my friends nicely and with respect.
Krysta, having always been there for me, has helped me through many of hard times. Whether they were physical or emotional, she has always been there for me. Once when I was younger, I fell off my bike and ended up with a black eye. Because my mom was with my brother, Krysta was the one who got the ice to put on my eye and helped me to stop crying. After that there was the time when my grandpa died, with who I was very close to. For some reason I couldn’t cry at the funeral, but when I was at home and in bed, I couldn’t stop crying. So Krysta and I stayed up all night talking about how we would miss him and sharing memories of him.
Being ones self and being an individual is something she would always tell me that is important. There were days I would come home crying or just really sad because I was teased for what I wore. I’ve got to admit it isn’t a good feeling being teased about what I wore when I was only in third or fourth grade. Krysta told me to ignore them and not care what they think because what I thought was all that mattered. Wearing what I wanted didn’t matter to those who were my real friends and that people would like me for me. That lesson was very important to me when I was younger.
My sister told me this story about her friend who one day asked Krysta how she knew when she was in love. At first Krysta didn’t know what to say because when someone is really, truly in love, they will know it or just feel it in their heart. That was her response to her friend. Even though that wasn’t really directed towards me what she said really meant a lot to me because I’m young and I still get to look forward to being in love.
My sister is the person I look up to and admire and these are a few of the important and meaningful lessons she has taught me.

The Grapes of Wrath

Chapter fifteen starts off talking about the people traveling from different places on Highway 66, coming from NY, RI, Mass, Tenn, and so on to get to CA. It talks about how people in different cars and trucks are driving and some who are rich and others who are poor and how they are predictable and how the story knows what they are going to be doing once they get there. It also talks a lot about Mae and Al and what they are doing.
Chapter sixteen is talking about how granma is having a hard time with the heat from the car ride and how she wasn't doing so well or feeling so well. It was kind of sad to hear that because since she is older it isn't good for her or her body. Rose of Sharon and Connie were talking about wanting to leave the family to live in town and be closer to a doctor and start a store and everything. When she told her mom about this Ma wasn't very happy about it. She didn't think that in such hard times families should split up. Then she figured out that it was more like a dream than what would really happen. I think that it is good for her to have dreams and it would possibly be good for them to live on their own but not too far from the family.
Then the car breaks down and it's a good thing Tom was there because he seems to be the only one who knows how to fix it. I think that Tom has went through a lot more than the others. He knows more about vehicles and how to fix them and he seems to know more about things because he has experienced them and been out in the world. So Tom decides to stay behind to fix the truck while the others keep on going and once the truck's fixed he would meet up with them.
Chapter seventeen talks about migrants going to a shelter and communicating with each other about how where they came from and how bad it is where they're from. I think that chapter seventeen was important for the story becauseit talks about how other people are living throught this and how they're getting through this in the world. It then talks about them migrating west and what they have to go through once they are there and how they are adapting to their new life.

Grapes of Wrath

I didn't really understand why the story needed to go into such disgusting detail on how they took the meat of the pig, and how they killed it, and how it squealed. It grosed me out and made me not want to keep on reading. Then when the preacher wanted to take over the mothers job of salting the pig meat because she looked tired it was strange. She acted almost like she was suspicous of him or did she just believe that since she was the woman it was her duty to do the womans work and not let a man take over. I was confused about how she acted. I thought she should be grateful for him wanting to help and take over for her so she could get some rest or something.
Chapter eleven is like all about the empty houses left behind and how they didn't need to come back for the tractors they left because in a few years the tractors wouldn't work anyways. Chapter twelve started talking about Highway 66 and the road and describing how the cars or trucks. Then when one lost a tire and needed to get a new one the town was a ways away. Then it started talking about people talking together and them talking about how everyone was going to California and that there wouldn't be enough room for everyone. And how the boarder patrol were stopping people and asking for their drivers license because they didn't want people in their state if they weren't going to buy estate.
Chapter thirteen started talking about how Al was becoming the soul of the car because he was intently listening to how it sounded making sure it wouldn't break down. I thought that how that was described of him and the car was really cool. It seems like it would be hard to ride so close together with so many people in a small vehicle. It would be hot and people would get sweaty so it probably smetl bad and I'm kind of grosing myself talking about it. The poor mom didn't seem like she was liking sitting in the hot sun and so close to others but she never complained. It was sad when their car broke down because that didn't help their situation at all.
Chapter fourteen was another confusing chapter talking about the western states and the nervousness and how the family driven from their land having to leave behind their memories to go to some new place to live and survive. The end paragraphs of this chapter really had a strong meaning and made a lot of sense about how people going into the new states were experiencing a new nervousness and all.

Tuesday September 4, 2007

Starting off from page 56 i kind of think Muley is a little creepy. He always talks about crazy things he has done or what his is thinking or what he wants to do. He sounds really weird and like he needs help. He should have just went with his wife when she went to California maybe he would be more sane.
Then chapter seven starts talking about selling cars and these people ripping everyone off when they would want to buy a car. This chapter was completely confusing especially how it jumped from a more normal chapter to talking about selling these cars and the customers that walked in it didn't make much sense.
Then chapter eight goes back to Joad and Casy making their way to Joad's uncles house to see his family. This chapter i liked. It talked about how his uncle had went a little crazy with other people after his wife died. I thought that the story of his wife dieing was really sad and it made me think of why he didn't listen when she wanted to go to the doctor. I realized that they didn't have money to be paying to doctor for visits that could very well be a stomachache. But him feeling guilty the rest of his life wouldn't be good for him. It was really funny how Joads dad was so excited to surprise his mom with him being home and all. I liked how everyone was so excited to see Joas. I wasn't sure if they would be or not from how in the begining nobody wrote to him and all. It was really funny how the grandparents were racing to the house to see Joad. I liked the grampa he was really funny and had a lot of good points like when he talked about how Joad shouldn't have been in jail because personally i don't think he should have either at least not for so long. It was an accident and plus the other guy pulled a knife on him first.
Chapter nine was another skipping chapter this time about their memories of random things like a plow or something else they had got. It was also about what they could take and what they couldn't take on their journey west.
Chapter ten was mostly about them finishing getting ready to leave and how they felt about it. I imagine it would be very scary to move to a bigger place with a lot of people and them not having much money i'm sure didn't make it much easier.

Grapes of Wrath

8/28/07 page 1-56

The first chapter started off kind of confusing but very discriptive. It started off talking about the red country and how it hadn't rained for some time. Then everything started to fade away like how the streams faded to dust. When it was mentioned of the sky turning pale and making the ground seem pale too, i liked that i thought it was descriptive and made it easier to picture. How when anything moves clouds of dust floated and hung in the air makes me wonder what it would be like to be there during that time. How were they able to stand breathing in the dust and having to where masks over their faces to keep from breathing in the dust?

Then the second chapter completely changes views to a man walking upon a little restaurant and the red truck parked in front of it. Inside this restaurant is a man eating and talking to the waitress. The man outside desides to wait for himn even though he saw the sign that said no passengers, and lean up against his truck. When the man came outside and saw Joad leaning up against his truck, in order to be a good person, he gave Joad a lift. I wonder why the story went from explaining the country and a family wondering what they were going to do about the depression, to Joad and him returning home. While driving they talk and everything they are saying is a little hard to understand. Mostly the way they talk. Then Joad gets out and the driver tells him good luck as he drove away. I don't understand why the driver wasn't more uncomfortable with Joad after learning he was in prison for four years. I think that it would make someone a little more nervous riding with someone who's been in prison.

Then chapter three once again describes the road and everything surrounding it. But i don't undersand why it talks about a turtle for a whole chapter. I know the turtle has a meaning later on in the book but for so long of just describing its progress on the road and people driving by is going too far.

Chapter four goes back to Joad. Joad picks up the turtle and makes his way along the road to where there is a man seated under a tree and Joad goes by to see who it is. I like how the preacher is discribed into such detail about the way he looked and what he was wearing and even what he was singing. It really makes you feel like you are there looking at him yourself. Then Joad stops and they talk for a while and he says he's going to see his family and invites the preacher to go along.

Then chapter five starts talking about the family who had to leave the land. I think it's Joads family and what happened while he was gone. How they had to just pack up and leave i think was very wrong and that they shouldn't have to go so far, California, at least. I personally liked how the family was so willing to do anything to stay and to keep their family at home and safe.

Chapter six goes back to Joad and the preacher and them getting to the house and finding it torn down and broken and vacant. I think that Joad was scared of at least nervous at first when he saw his family wasn't there and how he didn't know where they were. Then along comes a creepy sounding man named Muley. He was very helpful in telling Joad where his family was but he talked to much and just kept rambling on about crazy things. I thought it was said that he let his family leave so he could stay and not leave since he had been told he had to. I think that was really the wrong decision because how he's going to find his family now is going to be hard. But it is really sad at how there is nothing to eat and he is forced to eat things like frogs which is disgusting.

I think this book is all right and very descriptive but at parts it gets confusing and is hard to follow along. When people are talking it hard to understand exactly what they are actually saying.