The Grapes of Wrath

Pre-College Issues High School Life
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"And they stand still and watch the potatoes float by, listen to the screaming pigs being killed in a ditch and covered with quicklime, watch the mountains of oranges slop down to a putrefying ooze; and in the eyes of the people there is the failure; and in the eyes of the hungry there is a growing wrath. In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage."

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You found wonder and excitement in this? I salute you...in all seriousness. A natural literary/book person indeed. That's pretty difficult.</p>

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<p>^ I just think...it's everything perfect and amazing and beautiful and powerful about literature in a single passage about some freaking fruit. Who but Steinbeck could do that?</p>

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<p>pastures of heaven...ftw</p>

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<p>Read Crime and Punishment</p>

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<p>Of Mice and Men
as well as
The Pearl
are great!</p>

<p>The only thing I didn't like about GOW (which I just finished reading also) was the ending........lame.</p>