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Summaryofthe Episode(34 Sentences) TomJoadandthe truckdriverishaving aconversationinthe truck.Thetruckdriver istryingtofigureout whoexactlyJoadis whileJoadisopenly givinganswers.Joad laterrevealsthathe hascommitted homicideandhas donetimeinjail.

Relevance/Analysis(35 sentencesthatanswers1or moreoftheguidingcriteria) Atfirst,Joadispresentedas averyopenandhonest character.Heclaimsthathe hasnothingtohideandis verywillingtoshare informationabouthimself despitethedenialsof curiosityfromthetruckdriver. Later,thisviewofhonestyis changedintoadarklightas Tomshonestyisbitterand dark.Itshowshowunlike mostmaincharacters,Tom isverydarkandalso manipulativeashepresents himselfasanhonestguyat first.Hedalsoratherhave peoplebehonestwithhimin turn. ThisepisodebetweenTom JoadandJimCasyreveal Casyshonestyandgood heartdespiteallhehasdone. Casyreallyquestionswhyhe haddidwhathedidand showstheconfusionand questionshehasforhisown faith.Hissenseof responsibilityfallsinwhenhe decidestostoppreachingso hewouldnthurtanybodywith hishypocrisyalthoughhis intentionsweregood. Althoughheisnotperfect, Casyreallycaresaboutother peoplealthoughhefallsshort inhisactionssometimes.

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Joadmeetsthe formerpreacherJim Casy.JimCasy explainsthathehas hadconflicting emotionsaboutbeing areverendand havingsinfulideasor havingdonesinful things.Surprisingly, Heseemstrulysorry fortheseactionsand claimsthathenever reallymeantanyofit. Hebeginstoquestion hisfaith.

Idtakeoneofthem girlsoutinthe grass,anIdlay withher.Doneit evertime.THenId feelbad,anIdpray 22 anpray,butitdidnt donogood.I figgeredtherejust wasntnohopefor me,anIwasa damnedol hypocrite.butIdidnt meantobe. Theywasntnothin toyou.Buttome theywasholy 24 vessels...Anhere withallthat responsibilityonme Idjustgetem frothinwiththeHoly

Sperit,anthentake emoutinthe grass. Igottoworryin aboutwhetherin messinaround maybeIdone somebodyahurt. 4547 Afterdiscoveringthe Joadsemptyhouse, TomandCasymeet MuleyGraves.Muley Gravesisamanwho remainedinthetown longafterhisfamily abandonedhimand leftforthewest.As theyeatdinner together,Gravestells Tomwheretherest ofJoadsareandwhy theymoved. Thisepisodedistinctlytells readersmoredeeplyabout MuleyGravesandthe farmersfromChapter5. Muleyisveryprotectiveover hislandandatthesametime prideful.Hegreatlytreasure thelandhisfamilygrewup uponandwouldchoosenotto listentoanylegalauthorityif hecould.Thispassagealso reflectshisintense stubbornnessandloyaltyto hisfamilyhonor. 24

Themdirty sonsabitches.Itell ya,men,Imstayin. Theyaintgettingrid ame...Iaintagoin. Mypacomehere 47 fiftyyearsago.AnI aintagoin. Butthem sonsabitchessays Igottogetoffan, JesusChrist,aman cant,whenhestol to! Allwegotisthe familyunbroke.Like abunchacows, whenthelobosare ranging,stickall 1691 together.Iaint 70 scaredwhilewere allhere,allthats alive,butIaint gonnaseeusbust up.TheWIlsons hereiswithus,an thepreacheriswith us.Icantsay nothiniftheywant togo,butImagoin catwildwiththis herepieceabararn ifmyownfolks bustsup. Maybehewentto getthembooksto

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TheWilsonscar beginstobreakdown afterawhileonthe road.Thenearest placetogetspare partsisacouple milesawayandthe Joadsandthe Wilsonsneedtoact quickly.Tom proposesthatthe familyshouldsplitup fornowandleave TomandCasy behindtofixthecar. MaJoadhasahissy fit.

Thisepisodereallybringsto lightaboutMasreverencefor familyandherpositionasthe axleofthefamily.Before,Ma wasdescribedasthevery centerofthefamily, everythingrevolvedaround her.AfterRoseofSharon hintedaboutleavingforthe cityandnowthatTom suggestedthefamilysplitup, Maspurposeasthestrong centerisslowlyleaving. UltimatelyMasdesperation forafamilialtogetherness revealthatnotonlythefamily needsher,butsheneedsthe family,preferablywhole.

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Thefamilyisaboutto Thisisthefirsttimewesee leavetheirrecent Rosasharnwithouthavinga

campsitetoheadout tofindwork.The familydiscoversthat Connieranaway, leavinghisyoungand pregnantwife, Rosasharnbehind. Rosasharn stubbornlysaysthat shewishestostay behindforConnieand thathewillreturn whilealltheother familymembersare notthatsurprised.

knowingsmileorthewisdom studyup...Maybehe 277 ofasoontobemother.In wasagonna fact,thislittleepisodereveals surpriseus thecracksinthefamily, specificallythenaivetyand immaturityofRosasharnand Connie.Itisalmosttothe pointwhereRosasharnhas tofoolherselfintothinking thatConniesimplywentout tostudyinordertosurprise them.Intheend,weare remindedthatRosasharnis stillmerelya19yearoldgirl.

Chapter Summaryofthe /Page# ThematicPattern (34sentences) 5/3036 Throughoutthewhole chapter,Steinbeck referstothebank andvarious companiesasthe monster.It introducesthethe monstercanneither becontrollednor stopped.The monstertakesand doesnotcareabout theconsequencesof itsactionsaslongas itgetsmoney.

Relevance/Analysis (35sentencesthat answers1ormoreof theguidingcriteria) Fromthispassage,the authoristryingto conveyanegative messageaboutthe banksandcompanies duringthetimeperiod ofthe1930s.Although theBankmayberunby humans,itisclearly portrayedasunfeeling andinhuman.Whilethe farmersaredefinitely verypersonalwiththe landtheygrewupon, Steinbeckmakesa distinctiontoshowhow theBankcaresvery littleaboutthelandand itspeople.

Significantquotation (tosupportthematic development) Weresorry.Itsnot us.itsthemonster. Thebankisntlikea man. Yes,butthebankis onlymadeofmen. No,yourewrong therequitewrong there.Thebankis somethingelsethan men.Ithappensthat everymaninabank hateswhatthebank does,andyetthe bankdoesit.The bankissomething morethanmen,Itell you.Itsthemonster. Menmadeit,butthey cantcontrolit.

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Steinbeck, throughoutthepast chaptersoften returnstotheideaof homeandwhoreally ownstheland.Itthe pastchapters, variouscharacters havementionedthat theycannotleavethe landbecauseoftheir familyshistoryorthe unspoken relationshiptheyhave withtheland.These characterstherefore refuseorare reluctanttoleave theirhomesatall despitewhatthe banksorthe businessesmightdo.

Thebigideapresented inthebookisthe relationshipbetween thelandandthepeople livingontheland.There seemstobean unspokenrelationship betweenthelandand itspeoplethat machineryorbusiness cangenerate.Infact, Steinbeckseemsto wanttoemphasizethat thisisaveryunique relationshipbecauseof howheportrays characterslikeGranpa JoadandMuley Graves,whohave toiledonthelandthey livedonforyears versushowheportrays characterswhowork machineryandrun businesses.Steinbeck seemstowantthe readertotakeawaythe tragedyofbreakinga relationshipbetweena personandhis/her homeintheland.

Soeasythatthe wondergoesoutof work,soefficientthat thewondergoesout oflandandthe workingofit,andwith 115 thewonderthedeep understandingand therelation. Butthemachine man,drivingadead tractoronlandhe doesnotknowand love,understands onlychemistry...his homeisnotthe land.

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