SteinbeckOutsideReadingProjectReadingLog

Passages610

MynovelfortheORPis:

Instructions:
Divideyourbookintotenequalparts(totalpagesdividedby10),andforeachpart,pickoutone
PASSAGE
ofatleastfivelines,copyandcommentonthisselection.Ultimately,youwillhaveatotalof
TEN
PASSAGESWITHCOMMENTARY.
Yourcommentsshouldreflectyourunderstandingofthereading.
DONOTmerelysummarizeorexplainthepassage.UseyourAPStyleAnalysisGuideandthefollowing
suggestionstorespondinavarietyofwaystoeachpassage.Forexample:
Discusstheauthorsimagery,wordchoice,andwritingstyle(diction/syntax/figurativelanguage).
Explaintheauthorsuseand/ordevelopmentofaliteraryelementortechnique:character,setting,
plot,theme,suspense,foreshadowing,irony,symbolism,allusion,etc.
Relatethechosenpassagetoanotherscene,setting,orcharacterinthesamenovel.
Relatethepassagetoanothernovel,film,oranyotherworkofart.
Discusshowthispassageremindsyouofsomeoneorsomethingorsomeeventfromyourownlife.

YoushouldusethesampleORPpassagesprovidedwiththeassignmentinGoogleClassroomasaguidefor
yourresponses.

Usethisdocumenttorecordyour
second
FIVEpassages,withpagenumberscitedasaparenthetical
reference,alongwithyoursecondsetofFIVEresponses.Labelthemclearly.Thesecondsetoffivewillbe
submittedinGoogleClassroomANDtoturnitin.combyFriday,February19.

ORP:TheMoonisDown

6.Thedaysandweeksdraggedon,andthemonthsdraggedon.Thesnowfellandmeltedandfelland
meltedandfinallyfellandstuck.Thedarkbuildingsofthelittletownworebellsandhatsandeyebrowsof
whiteandthereweretrenchesthroughthesnowtothedoorways.(Steinbeck57)

Steinbecksetsthetoneofhisstoriesbyusinggoodwordchoice.Inthisexcerpt,thisisdemonstratedbyhis
useofdimandnegativeworddragged.Steinbeckcreatesaseeminglyendlesscycleinthetown,further
increasingthesenseofhopelessness.Thesnowmayalsorepresenttheovercastanddauntingoftheinvading
army,andit'srepeatingcycleofexportingcoal.

7.Thepatroltalkedastheywalked,andtheytalkedofthingsthattheylongedforofmeatandhotsoup
andtherichnessofbutter,oftheprettinessofgirlsandoftheirsmilesandoftheirlipsandtheireyes.They
talkedofthesethingsandsometimesoftheirhatredofwhattheyweredoingandoftheirloneliness
(Steinbeck70)

Steinbeckisdescribingthewantsofasoldier.ThisisanotherwayherelatesthisnoveltoWWII.Itisavery
classicthoughtanditiscommontoseeasoldierwantingsomethingalongthelinesofbutter,meat,andthe
attentionofgirls.Talkingopeninglyisalsopartofthesoldierscompanionship.
8.Wintersaid,"It'sfunnyforadoctortothinkofdestruction,butIthinkallinvadedpeoplewanttoresist.
Wearedisarmedourspiritsandbodiesaren'tenough.Thespiritofadisarmedmansinks."(Steinbeck83)

Thispassageispartofasegmentinthechapterquestioninghowandiftheyshouldresist.Dr.Winter
believesthatallinvadedpeoplewanttoresist.However,thetownspeoplehavenogunsandanytypeof
weapon.Healsomentionshowtheoveralldismaltoneandhopelessnessofthetownspeoplemightbe
becausetheyaredisarmed.

9.Highintheairthetwobomberscircled,mudcoloredplanes.Theycuttheirthrottlesandsoared,
circling.Andfromthebellyofeachonetinylittleobjectsdropped,hundredsofthem,oneafteranother.
Theyplummetedafewfeetandthenlittleparachutesopenedanddriftedsmallpackagessilentlyandslowly
towardtheearth,andtheplanesraisedtheirthrottlesandgainedaltitude,andthencuttheirthrottlesand
circledagain,andmoreofthelittleobjectsplummeteddown,andthentheplanesturnedandflewbackin
thedirectionfromwhichtheyhadcome.(Steinbeck89)

Thelittlepackagesbeingdroppedremindmeoftwothings.Theyremindmeofactualitemsbeingdropped
togroundforces,aswellasthelittlesponsorshippackagesdroppedin
TheHungerGames
.Thechildrenrun
around,tryingtofindthesepackagesalmostasiftheywereinanEasteregghunt.Thisisalsoverysimilar
tothealliessupportduringWWII.

10.Ordensaid,"Icantalktoyou,Doctor,andIprobablywon'tbeabletotalkagain.Therearelittle
shamefulthingsinmymind."Hecoughedandglancedattherigidsoldier,butthesoldiergavenosignof
havingheard."Ihavebeenthinkingofmyowndeath.Iftheyfollowtheusualcourse,theymustkillme,
andthentheymustkillyou."AndwhenWinterwassilent,hesaid,"Mustn'tthey?"(Steinbeck105)

MayorOrdenbelievesthatheandthedoctorfacecertaindeath.Thisisconsistentwithmanyinvasions.Dr.
Winterdoesn'tthinktheymustkillandheisright.