tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2473573478104467483.post3245558766404287957..comments2024-02-03T12:32:21.678-08:00Comments on Jack Mandora's: The Grapes of WrathJ.Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13528069268393747601noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2473573478104467483.post-80260253722571658812011-09-12T15:18:27.103-07:002011-09-12T15:18:27.103-07:00I really like this site, it's so important to ...I really like this site, it's so important to know more about this topic, keep it up and of course every time I have time I'll love to check out againpharmacyhttp://www.quickestpharmacy.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2473573478104467483.post-48961040257923438632008-10-29T07:40:00.000-07:002008-10-29T07:40:00.000-07:00Thanks for your comment Rebecca, I saw your blog a...Thanks for your comment Rebecca, I saw your blog action day post and found the discussion there about Roosevelt's New Deal both enlightening and interesting. I recommend it to anyone interested in socio-political commentary.<BR/><BR/>Ruth,<BR/><BR/>Geoffery Philp makes a point that we turn away many people from literature by making it an onerous chore in school, and he's probably right. The Pearl and Grapes are two of those books people should read because they want to. I didn't enjoy The Pearl when I had to read it at fourteen or so. And that is perfectly understandably, at fourteen there was no way I could see any value in such a gloomy text. Plus the edition we had carried these rather ugly illustrations. But it had to be a gloomy text because it is about poverty and injustice, and literature is about life; the good, the bad and the ugly. As an adult, with a different perspective, I read it again and loved it, and decided I would read anything by Steinbeck. <BR/><BR/>I would put To Kill a mocking bird in the top ten books I've ever read. The Beautiful Ones are not Yet Born sounds like something I'd want to read. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for your company, it's great to have you back.J.Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13528069268393747601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2473573478104467483.post-49105821015672849742008-10-28T19:27:00.000-07:002008-10-28T19:27:00.000-07:00like Jdid, I've only read The Pearl, and if I'm tp...like Jdid, I've only read The Pearl, and if I'm tp be very honest, I found it quite... ummm, well, let's just say it wasn't so interesting.<BR/><BR/>The literature book that made my day and "changed my life" was... well, there are two actually:<BR/>-Harper Lee's 'To Kill A Mockingbird'<BR/>-Ayi Kwei Armah's 'The Beautiful Ones Are Not Yet Born'<BR/><BR/>These two books were so powerful and made such an impression on me that I'll never forget them! These, to me, are timeless stories!ruthibelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14478877906463303463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2473573478104467483.post-44822038787932809482008-10-22T18:55:00.000-07:002008-10-22T18:55:00.000-07:00That was a really good post! I remember reading th...That was a really good post! I remember reading the Grapes of Wrath in college and it was a really powerful book. The only thing was that it is a really long one too!<BR/><BR/>I wrote another post about the Great Depression. It's been on my mind lately because the current economic crisis and how many parallels there are.Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996173704045178865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2473573478104467483.post-75714822402977602272008-10-19T07:51:00.000-07:002008-10-19T07:51:00.000-07:00Abeni,You're probably right about that high cost p...Abeni,<BR/>You're probably right about that high cost part, in The Pearl it came at the cost of Kino's and Juana's baby, Coyotito. (Don't ask me how I remember this stuff I read donkey years ago). That's quite a high price to pay for a way out of abject poverty. I felt at the time of reading it that they should have taken the route of escape and gone on inspite of the baby's death. But they were bound by superstition and couldn't have acted differently.<BR/><BR/>This makes me think about the mindset of many poor people, there is very often the notion that something awful is going to happen if wealth comes.<BR/><BR/>There is a verse from the Bible that goes something like this: The blessing of the Lord maketh rich, and he adds no sorrow with it. I'm cool with that, although I have some problems with scripture.J.Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13528069268393747601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2473573478104467483.post-10759090887172677382008-10-18T09:49:00.000-07:002008-10-18T09:49:00.000-07:00I read The Pearl in school also but didn't appreci...I read The Pearl in school also but didn't appreciate it. Both books will be on my winter reading list.Daisy Soap Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15422975436369155824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2473573478104467483.post-32304792570984609332008-10-18T03:57:00.000-07:002008-10-18T03:57:00.000-07:00The Pearl,the book that shows that wealth or poten...The Pearl,the book that shows that wealth or potential wealth sometimes come at a high cost. I loved both The Pearl and Grapes.Abenihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08560160141820956066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2473573478104467483.post-26241278287395647772008-10-16T16:51:00.000-07:002008-10-16T16:51:00.000-07:00Thanks for participating in Blog Action Day and in...Thanks for participating in Blog Action Day and in the chain I started at <A HREF="http://www.writers-edge.info" REL="nofollow">A Writer's Edge</A>.<BR/><BR/>Good job!<BR/><BR/>Georganna @ A Writer's EdgeGeorganna Hancock M.S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13989653997711727130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2473573478104467483.post-41467991101589289182008-10-16T16:03:00.000-07:002008-10-16T16:03:00.000-07:00These are indeed hard times and more and more peop...These are indeed hard times and more and more people are finding it harder day by day. I remember The Pearl too in high school. Was a very deep and sad book.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10349121245969250053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2473573478104467483.post-2408997895842707842008-10-16T11:50:00.000-07:002008-10-16T11:50:00.000-07:00So true. This book is very relevant today. It wo...So true. This book is very relevant today. It would be good to read this classic again. I know that I haven't read it since High School. Thanks for the reminder.Stephen A. Besshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13608563855643263599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2473573478104467483.post-38819945021733999992008-10-15T17:40:00.000-07:002008-10-15T17:40:00.000-07:00Yikes, I remember the pearl, it was a very dark, s...Yikes, I remember the pearl, it was a very dark, sombre and depressing novel. I was so vexxed when after all that they went back and threw the pearl into the sea where it came from. <BR/><BR/>Unfortunately, Grapes isn't anymore cheerful, but it is a fairly authentic account of what the great depression was like. Steinbeck might have been too heavy with the wrath bit, but unlike the pearl, it ends on a high, albeit yucky note. Yucky? Yep, just think of your recent post about breastmilk. That kind of yucky.J.Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13528069268393747601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2473573478104467483.post-18115364546870017882008-10-15T07:36:00.000-07:002008-10-15T07:36:00.000-07:00never read any steinbeck except for the Pearl whic...never read any steinbeck except for the Pearl which they forced us to do at CXC back in the day. I'll check for grapes though.Jdidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08493622796742761799noreply@blogger.com