The Old Man and the Sea and The Grapes of Wrath were the first two books I read. I think that these two books are very similar to each other. They both go through a struggle and go on a journey. The journey in The Old Man and the Sea is of course shorter but he still travels quite a way to catch a fish. The Joads travel all the way to California. So in both books they go on a journey. In both stories the characters have a lot of set backs but keep traveling on ward. The old man has to figure out how to hold on to the fish and try to eat at the same time. He had to hold on to the fish no matter how tired he was. The old man started having a lot of pain and the fish was very strong. His muscles were getting tired and his back ached. On the Joads trip to California they also had set backs. Tom's grandpa and grandma both die on the journey. They had some car troubles and have to try to save their money and not spend it all to fast because they did not have much. They had to keep everyone healthy and comfortable. Then finally the old man and the Joad reach what they were struggling for, for so long. The old man caught the fish and the Joads made it to California. But then disaster struck again. On the old man's trip back to his home sharks come and eat parts of his fish. No matter how hard he tried the sharks just ripped into the fish. After all his hard work the whole fish was eventually eaten. Then when the Joads made it to California they realized there were no jobs. The men went out every day and tried to find work but came back everyday empty handed. I find these two stories very similar. The way the problems occur is almost exact.
No comments:
Post a Comment