The Grapes of Wrath Artwork

For this post, I chose two images that relate to The Grapes of Wrath. This first image represents the Dust Bowl. It really reminded me of the first chapter of the novel when John Steinbeck describes what the land looked like during that time. One quote that really represents this is, “The dust from the roads fluffed up and spread out and fell on the weeds beside the fields, and fell into the fields a little way.” When I read this quote, I imagine huge clouds of dust that spread all over the country and ruined the farmer’s crops. Looking at the image while reading that quote gives the reader a good visual of what life was like during the Dust Bowl and what people had to face. Another quote that stuck out to me was, “Men stood by their fences and looked at the

ruined corn, drying fast now, only a little green showing through the film of dust.” In the image you can see how dry the land is and it reminds me of the Joad family because they were farmers and had to watch their land dry up.

This next image is also during the Dust Bowl and reminded me of the Joad family. One quote from the novel that represents this image is, ““How can you frighten a man whose hunger is not only in his own cramped stomach but in the wretched bellies of his children?” This quote relates to the image because the woman and her son are starving and appear depressed. This reminded me of the Joad family because for a majority of the novel they were starving and it was really difficult to provide enough food for the whole family.