The Grapes of Wrath

Essays: Please note.  An essay is not one or two sentences or a list.  It is a well-organized answer that completely covers the topic.  This is not an English class, so I am not checking for grammar errors or essay construction problems; however, I do expect to see the topic covered.  Many lose points because they use two or three sentences to answer a question.  That is an introduction…not an answer.  With this in mind, please prepare to completely answer two of the questions in Essay format. 

Principle Characters:

Tod Joad, a recent parolee in his mid-twenties
Ma and Pa Joad, a strong, middle-aged Oklahoma couple
Noah Joad, their strange eldest son
Al, their wild sixteen-year-old
Rose of Sharon, eldest Joad daughter, married and pregnant               Connie Rivers, husband of Rose of Sharon.
Gramma and Grampa Joad, an earthy old couple
Jim Casy, a preacher and, later, a labor agitator
Other Joad children

1. Choose one main character in the movie and trace the changes he or she goes through from the beginning of the movie to the end. 

2. How is religion portrayed in the movie? What did this say about what John Steinbeck thought of religion in the Depression Era?

3. How are migrant workers treated in the movie and what does this tell you about the Depression Era?

4. If you were to define the word "family" based upon the film, how would you define it?  Based upon this definition, compare and contrast the idea of family then and now.