Grapes of Wrath

If you haven't read this book yet, I really recommend you to read it. I believe you will also gain a lot. Imagine that you had a piece of land where you could grow crops and support your family. But suddenly one day, God is not kind to you, the land is so dry that no grass can grow, and all the crops you have worked so hard to grow are destroyed. What's worse is that the bank forces you to repay the debt, and you don't even have a place to live. What will you do at this time? The protagonist Tom's family in the book faces such a dilemma. They had to leave their homes and find new life opportunities. But the road was full of hardships. They encountered sandstorms, almost ran out of food and water, and some people were ridiculing them. Seeing what happened to them really makes people feel uncomfortable. But what I admire is that even though life is so unfair to them, they never give up hope. They firmly believe that as long as they work hard, they will one day find their own piece of paradise. This kind of faith and hope allows me to see the brilliance of human nature.

Empty hope, real sorrow, and desperate life.

The book takes the Joad family as the main line and focuses on describing the story of the Joad family struggling to move forward amidst oppression and suffering. Although the story ultimately hints at the tragic ending of the Joad family, I am still moved by the persistence of the Joad family. The most important thing is that the novel has been describing Tom's growth. At the end of the novel, after he lost his appearance and pondered in the wild grapevines for a few days, he successfully "enlightened". He gave up his appearance and name, took the initiative to hide in the darkness, took the initiative to inherit Casey's will, and raised his resistance. The banner of struggle became a part of the struggle against oppression and a part of the great soul. He completed the transformation of giving up the "small self" and became a part of the eternal, invisible and invincible "big self". His growth and transformation make people feel passionate and moved.

I felt that this book truly showed the social status quo during the Great Depression and gave me a deeper understanding of that era. I like Tom in the book. He is kind and strong, and he always works hard to help his family and other homeless people. This reminds me of Fugui in "Alive". They all live tenaciously in a difficult environment. "The Grapes of Wrath" and "To Stay Alive" are both masterpieces of realism and worth reading.

The daily descriptions include the environment and characters, as well as flowing and detailed life scenes. They have deep sympathy for the experiences of people struggling to survive and the future, and share their expectations for the future.

A dilapidated truck carried a family away from their hometown, heading towards their long-cherished wish. The elderly grandparents could not bear the bumps and died in a foreign country. The strong mother held up the sky for everyone, a sad story.

It's a family adventure novel. It's not tiring to read. The writing is very smooth.

The author's description is delicate and can fully demonstrate the environmental conditions and expectations of the protagonist at that time. I couldn't help but want to know everything Joad did after getting off the car.