Grapes of Wrath
Pick one or more scenes from Grapes of Wrath to illustrate the four norms: be attentive, be intelligent, be reasonable, and be responsible. The illustrations can be positive or negative. There are many scenes throughout Grapes of Wrath that contain illustrations of the form norms: be attentive, be intelligent, be reasonable, and be responsible. I feel that the scene between the truck driver and Tom Joad in Chapter Two was able to express these norms in both positive and a negative ways. The first of the four norms is to be attentive; this means that the character is being open to new experience. I believe the truck driver fulfills this quality in a positive nature. He realizes that he isn't allowed to take in Riders, but becomes open to the experience when Tom explains to him that other drivers do it and it doesn't matter what the rich guys say. The driver not realizing he may be putting himself in a bad situation; opens himself up to experience and was therefore attentive.
He could've lost his job for breaking the rules or Tom could have attacked him or stolen his possessions. In order for one to be responsible he or she must respond to others, therefore accepting the consequences the situation might bring. Overall, I felt the scene was able to portray the majority of the norms in both a positive and negative nature. While Tom didn't exactly ask many questions he did admit how frustrated all of the questions were making him and he also admitted to the driver that he spent time in prison for manslaughter. Overall, I feel that being reasonable is a trait the driver might have struggled with. I don't believe that Tom does a very good job of responding to others. He seems to be a very selfish character, that doesn't really get affected by his actions. ------------------------------------------------------------------------**Bibliography**. While the driver asked many questions he didn't really admit too much other than loneliness. To be intelligent means to ask questions and admit to them all. On the other hand, Tom Joad isn't allowing himself to be open to new experience at all. Towards the beginning of the ride, the driver tries to make time pass by asking Tom questions. Tom makes if very clear that he wants nothing to do with the driver at all. While they weren't always attentive, intelligent, reasonable, and responsible I hope that they were both able to leave the situation with a somewhat new perspective on how others think and react in situations. From a negative viewpoint he didn't really give himself time to reflect on the evidence.
Common topics in this essay:
Tom Joad,
Joad Chapter,
Grapes Wrath,
positive negative,
attentive intelligent reasonable,
intelligent reasonable responsible,
,
attentive intelligent,
intelligent reasonable,
reasonable responsible,
norms attentive,
norms attentive intelligent,
norms positive,
reflect evidence,
characters scene,
truck driver,
quality positive,
norms positive negative,
|
Acceptance Essays
