I am through with the first twelve chapters of Grapes of Wrath. I am starting to like this book. I am inspired in a sense by how much hope the Joads and Casy receive about the thought of going to California. They have no clue what California is going to be like, yet they pack up all of their things in hope of a better life. In today’s time something like this would never happen. The Joads would have had more background to California, and they would have known whether or not they could possess a better life by moving there. I do get a joy though in reading how much hope these people have in their minds about gaining a better life. When in all reality, it is a slim chance, in my mind, that they will get what the Joads are leaving for.
I think that some time Casy will be a preacher again. I know he always says he “ain’t no preacher no more,” but there’s just a feeling in my gut that Casy will find his way back to the Lord by the end of this book. I get this tone from the story that this will happen. It might be that Casy is so annoyed by everyone saying things like “why ain’t you a preacher no more?” or “you ain’t gonna preach in California?” that he will just give in and be ordained again.
For some reason I found chapter twelve quite intriguing. Most people would think it is just John Steinbeck rambling about boring, empty houses. I found it exciting to here Steinbeck describe these houses and the manner they were in as this great migration was taking place. I still can not complain about how descriptive Steinbeck is. These images just come alive in my head, and maybe that is why I am enjoying this book so much. Once again, it is like I am watching this book on my television.
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