I have finished reading the first nine chapters of The Grapes of Wrath. It still is very confusing but I can see the start of a plot. This is good because it is a sign the book is beginning to speed up; which will make the book easier to read. I have noticed however that every other chapter does not belong to anything in the book. It probably does, but I can not connect it to any of the characters yet because I still know very little about any of their backgrounds. But these chapters are so random; the chapter about the car dealer was so weird. It was just the car dealer talking the whole time and being annoying. I did not like how rude he was. Maybe that chapter was when Grampa and Pa went to the dealer and bought the truck. It is very confusing though. I had not even met Grampa or Pa yet when I read that chapter. Why would they introduce a story about Grampa and Pa before they were even introduced in the book?
There was also that chapter about all the junk that some people had to get rid of. I think that connects to when Pa and Ma were selling all of their "junk" to get money to go to California. Nothing about Pa or Ma is mentioned in this chapter with the junk though. Pa and Ma do not mention later in the story of the stuff that was sold in this auction; like harness, carts, seeders, or little bundles of hoes. This fact makes it hard to make the connection between Pa and Ma and getting rid of their "junk."
The very hint of a plot line is kind of nice to me. I am glad the mention that everyone is going to California is brought up. It means something exciting might happen and I will want to continue reading this book. It just took FOREVER for this evidence of a plot to appear.
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