Annotations for the Grapes of Wrath

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Annotations for “The Grapes of Wrath” by John Steinbeck Chapter 1- (Pg. 1-4) Summary- In Oklahoma there is the red country and the gray country. In May, the area is green and beautiful for growing crops. Then as the summer approaches, it becomes dry and dusty. The corn is ripening in the late May with the last rains and looks healthy. The rain had hardened the ground and then the dirt would be beaten up and it creates the dust. As the summer continues the dust becomes worse. Farmers feared for their crops when the dust came because it would coat the corn and the dust would cause it to dry out. The dust was so thick that it was almost the same ratio of air and dust floating around. Everything had a light coat of the dust on it. The houses tried to prevent the dust from getting inside, but it did anyways. Many farmers worried about their next move since their crops were not growing. Vocabulary- Plumes- noun; A feather, especially a large and showy one (Pg. 2) Bemused- adjective; Bewildered or confused (Pg. 3) Chapter 2- (Pg. 5-13) Summary- In front of a restaurant there was a big red transport truck. Inside the truck driver was cavorting with the waitress. Outside of the restaurant a man walking down the edge of the highway crossed over to the truck. The man came to the truck and looked at it. On the truck it said No Riders. He sat on the running board. The man was in his twenties and had dark brown eyes, high and wide cheek bones, large calluses on his hands, and a rather large pair of lips. The man’s clothes were new, not expensive though. He sat there and rolled a cigarette with tobacco and a piece of paper. The truck driver paid his bill and made his way out to his truck. On the way out he put in a piece of gum and chewed like a cow. The hitchhiker asked the truck driver to give him a lift. The truck driver said he

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