Prompt: How does an individual judge right from wrong? What is the role of
the individual in confronting injustice? In an essay that synthesizes and uses for
support at least five intercalary chapters from Grapes of Wrath as well as three
other selections from this unit's readings, discuss the role of the individual in
confronting injustice. Remember to attribute both direct and indirect citations.
Refer to the sources by authors' last names or by titles. Avoid mere paraphrase
or summary.
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Every individual plays his or her own role in society, but as humans what is our role in confronting injustices? Is it our duty to look out for others, or is it the communities' role to look out for its members? Opinions about such a topic will never be consistent, varying from person to person. No one has doubted to the fact that personal sacrifices are easy or, that in certain situations, putting oneself first is essential. It is throughout John Steinbeck's novel The Grapes of Wrath that we follow characters such as Tom, Casey, Ma and Rose of Sharon only to see that at the end of the day it is necessary to look out for one another.
Freshly released from McAlester State Prison, Tom Joad ventures home to the farm realizing his family has packed up in preparation to migrate west looking for work after the bank has "tractored" everyone off the land. Making his way home Tom meets the former preacher Casey who believes "maybe all men got one big soul and ever'body's a part of it" (Steinbeck 33). As they make the trip westward, we slowly see the changes in Tom, who moves from living for himself and thinking nothing of the future to living to help others becoming a leader in the militant organizing of the migrants. Steinbeck begins to develops what he considers the "I" to "we" consciousness, a theory that becomes evident to the main characters through the struggles and a theory that is not only evident in Tom, but one we can see through Ma as well.
the individual in confronting injustice? In an essay that synthesizes and uses for
support at least five intercalary chapters from Grapes of Wrath as well as three
other selections from this unit's readings, discuss the role of the individual in
confronting injustice. Remember to attribute both direct and indirect citations.
Refer to the sources by authors' last names or by titles. Avoid mere paraphrase
or summary.
What I have is the start of an essay, I need feedback to continue. I'm not sure if I am on the right path. Thank you
Every individual plays his or her own role in society, but as humans what is our role in confronting injustices? Is it our duty to look out for others, or is it the communities' role to look out for its members? Opinions about such a topic will never be consistent, varying from person to person. No one has doubted to the fact that personal sacrifices are easy or, that in certain situations, putting oneself first is essential. It is throughout John Steinbeck's novel The Grapes of Wrath that we follow characters such as Tom, Casey, Ma and Rose of Sharon only to see that at the end of the day it is necessary to look out for one another.
Freshly released from McAlester State Prison, Tom Joad ventures home to the farm realizing his family has packed up in preparation to migrate west looking for work after the bank has "tractored" everyone off the land. Making his way home Tom meets the former preacher Casey who believes "maybe all men got one big soul and ever'body's a part of it" (Steinbeck 33). As they make the trip westward, we slowly see the changes in Tom, who moves from living for himself and thinking nothing of the future to living to help others becoming a leader in the militant organizing of the migrants. Steinbeck begins to develops what he considers the "I" to "we" consciousness, a theory that becomes evident to the main characters through the struggles and a theory that is not only evident in Tom, but one we can see through Ma as well.
