Anaylsis of Quote Ch25 of the Grapes of Wrath?
2.Men who have created new fruits in the world cannot create a system whereby their fruits may be eaten. And the failure hangs over the State like a great sorrow . . . . [A]nd in the eyes of the people there is the failure; and in the eyes of the hungry there is a growing wrath. In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage. Chapter 25
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This chapter describes the fertile California valley and comments on the remarkable scientific knowledge that produces the rich harvests. That same intelligence, however, can pour kerosene on the fruit to destroy it and keep it from the starving children. It also destroys the small land owners, who are unable to fight the economic system and the under-handed tactics of the large land owners. The chapter depicts the beginnings of the anger and wrath generated by the tremendous waste, and the meaning of the title starts to form.
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It was the depression. Droves of people were without jobs. The government under Hoover did nothing for the poor and unemployed. No one could afford to buy the food the farmers grew so farmers destroyed crops while people starved.
Because of improved farming techniques grapes grew heavy on the vine but they couldn’t afford to hire laborers to pick them. Because of crop destruction, prices kept going up and few could afford to buy anything. The State was allowing it’s people to starve to death. Anger and sorrow grew in the people. The government seemingly did nothing.