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.
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
Wednesday, September 19, 2007
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.
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.
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
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.
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.
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
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.
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
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.
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.
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