The Grapes of Wrath portrays humanity as part of a universal soul. People must be unified in order to be strong. Industrialization seems to dehumanize people, as it pits man against man for a steady wage and replaces people and animals with machinery. The migrants' wrath is justified because it was brought about by the "evil" companies that took away everything that the migrants had. The migrants bring about revolution by unionizing and demanding their rights.That's only five sentences. I graded based on clarity, effort, understanding, and whether or not the questions were answered.
Because such a small percentage of the class actually did their homework, please expect me to be harsher in grading the next homework assignments.
Below, I've given some examples of pretty okay answers to the questions. They're paraphrased, so bear with the choppy grammar. I'm also not done grading, so not everyone's awesome answer has been included. I'll edit this post some more later... probably on Thursday.
How does Grapes of Wrath portray humanity?
"Humanity as something that is based on how we act in accordance to changing times... Casy leads the strike...to preserve human values... possibility of machines overtaking the human race because we acted as slaves to the machines... how easy it is to become inhuman through the hardships..."
-Richie
"Humanity as naturally holy... connects to the concept of the Over-Soul... when you connect to the natural world, you connect with humanity... people as at first good but then later corrupted by society and dehumanized... migrants are able to sympathize with each other because they know how the poor around them feel... the Over-Soul and holiness can only be reached when people gather together in unity... society not united and unable to reach holiness."
-Tsina Bing
"Humanity is portrayed as the quest for the Promised Land... and also the Garden of Eden before the fall of humankind...."
-Delia-chan!
In what way is industrialization at odds with this view of mankind?
"Industrialization leads to dehumanization... [people] become meaner to each other and choose to themselves. They are already disconnected to the Over-Soul and choose to continue to be disconnected..."
-Such.A.Rita.Yellow.Prada
Is the migrants' wrath justified?
"[Yes] because it was brought about by the "evil" companies that took away everything that the migrants had."
-Bikachu
"... justified because they were treated like crap... noble and justified because their wrath is a good anger that inspires them to change things for the better."
-SY (again)
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