Semester TWO, Blog #13 (GOW Final Essay)

1. How does Jim Casey's moral philosophy guide the novel as a whole?
Your response will need to have:
1. An answer to the question, as evidenced by a straightforward thesis.
2. Organization, as evidenced by topic sentences that further develop the thesis.
3. Support for your points, as evidenced by thoughtfully selected pieces of direct evidence from the novel.






In the beginning of he novel Tom Joad stumbles upon Jim Casy, who he finds on the side of the street. Recognizing Tom as some who he baptized when he was little the two begin to exchange words. Later in the novel Tom

After Casy abandons his holy ways he realizes that it is not the abstract aspects of life that matter but the actions of living humans. He rejects the idea of surrounding himself in God's soul, but the souls of human beings, with each combined create a much holier soul. Throughout this novel he tries to separate himself from the idea of God entirely.

his new philosophy of recognizing the importance of life over death represents these feelings in his words for Grandpa.

"All that lives is holy, Grandpa is dead, he doesn't need much said." 184)

Semester TWO, Blog #12

Semester TWO, Blog #11

Write an open letter to a particular leader (or leading group of people) in which you outline specific advice to improve the American/Californian/local/other economy. Choose a leader that represents a group or place that you are interested in—you might pick the President, the Governor, a corporate leader, local government officials, small businesses, etc.

Please post your thoughtful response by 11:59:59pm on 3/9/10

Semester TWO, Blog #10

Do you believe that the Grapes of Wrath successfully establishes sympathy for the plight of Dust Bowl farmers? Why or why not?

Semester TWO, Blog #9

I feel I have worked really hard my article for ampersand especially because we have a good amount of time to work on it in class and with our editors, but also because I have been focusing on my big ideas and connecting them to my internship. I have been trying to figure out the structure of how my writing is going to look like, I am trying to narrow it down from an editorial, a fiction story, a narrative (personal or non-fictional).