post 9 of 10 (ch. 25-27) - Griselda

Griselda Casillas
Grapes of Wrath
John Steinbeck

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Hey Julianna,

Chapter twenty-five- I agree with you that people have more hope of finding a job. But, they kind of doubt it when the landowners are not paying them enough money. I think the farmers fear that they won’t have enough money to harvest their own land. They are also very angry with the landowners because their debts are rising and their crops are dying.

Chapter twenty-six- I actually don’t think this chapter started off nice, but it does get very sad and depressing towards the end because the food was running low in the camp. So the Joad’s went thirty miles away and found a peach picking farm where they only get paid five cents per box. The Joad’s family is getting hungrier everytime because they are not getting enough money for food. I think that they don’t realize that the owner is cheating them and that he is not paying them enough to satisfy their hunger. I think it was very sad when Casy got killed because he hadn’t done anything bad and Tom really liked him as a friend. Therefore, Tom killed the person who murdered him. I’m pretty sure that if someone finds out that Tom killed someone, the whole family will be at risk. They might not get a job and they might lose Tom again.

Chapter twenty-seven- I agree with you that a theme in this chapter is happiness because cotton is finally growing on the farms. This will definitely mean that families will have enough food to take to their families. But, they have to work hard and carry stones in their sacks. It’s kind of sad because they probably didn’t have machines to do that kind of work and the landowners are letting the “migrant men” do the hard work.