The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck (Book Summary) - Minute Book Report

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  • This is a quick book summary of The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck. This channel discusses and reviews books, novels, and short stories through drawing...poorly.
    Transcript: This is a story about a man named Tom Joad, a ex-convict recently released from prison for killing a man with a shovel while being stabbed. While hitchhiking to his father’s cotton farm in Oklahoma, Tom meets Casy, his childhood preacher who has since left the church.
    When they arrive at the farm, they see that it is abandoned and the land has been worked over by a tractor. A man named Muley, a local man who knew Tom when he was younger, approaches and explains that most of the families in the area have been forced out by the banks and that Tom’s family has gone to live with his Uncle John.
    Tom and Casy walk to Uncle John’s farm and Tom is reunited with his father, mother, grandparents, and siblings. Over breakfast, Tom’s father explains that they were planning on moving to California.
    The family packs in the truck, which includes Grandpa, Grandma, Casy, Uncle John, Connie, Rose of Sharon, Al, Noah, Ruthie, Winfield, and Tom. They begin their journey on the road to California on Highway 66.
    As the family continues on their journey, they stop on the side of the road to rest and meet the Wilson’s, a husband and wife whose car has stopped working. Grandpa Joad feels sick and dies of a stroke.
    As they exit Oklahoma and enter Texas, the car breaks down and needs a new engine part. The rest of the family goes ahead in the truck and rests at a stop, while Tom and his brother, Al, look for a service station. They find a car parts dealer and the one-eyed man sells them the part they need for cheap.
    They return to the vehicle and fix it, eventually catching up to the family at the stop. However, at the stop, a man returning from California tells them that workers arriving in California are being taken advantage of because of their desperation. Still, the Joad and Wilson families continue on their journey.
    The family drives through Arizona and finally arrives in California, but they still must cross the desert. At a local encampment, Tom’s brother, Noah, decides to stay and the Wilson’s urge the Joad’s to continue without them because Mrs. Wilson is near death. With Grandma Joad nearly dead, the family packs up and makes the final push into California. However, Grandma Joad never sees the orchards and city lights of California, as she dies in the back of the truck.
    After burying Grandma Joad, the family settles in an encampment called Hooverville. The collection of tents is full of poor workers and their families, all of which are struggling to eat. Tom meets a man named Floyd who tells him that there is no work in the area and describes how the workers are being taken advantage of because of so few jobs.
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    @MinuteBookReports  7 ปีที่แล้ว +28

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  • @oceanwater6887
    @oceanwater6887 7 ปีที่แล้ว +125

    Joe-ad?? I swear it’s Joe-d

    • @suttonrap
      @suttonrap 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Ocean Water It is Joad like Joe-d. Even in the movie.

    • @recession81
      @recession81 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yeah he pronounced it wrong

  • @SylvesterLazarus
    @SylvesterLazarus 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    I've just finished the book. I almost cried when Uncle John put the dead child in the river.
    "He held the apple box against his chest. And then he leaned over and
    set the box in the stream and steadied it with his hand. He said fiercely, "Go down an'
    tell 'em. Go down in the street an' rot an' tell 'em that way. That's the way you can talk.
    Don' even know if you was a boy or a girl. Ain't gonna find out. Go on down now, an'
    lay in the street. Maybe they'll know then."
    :_(

  • @thebubby67833
    @thebubby67833 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    My uni are making me do essay on The great Gatsby and Grapes of wrath and seeing how there both parts of American literature
    THANK YOU FOR THIS 👏🏼

    • @maddie1056
      @maddie1056 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      same rip i hate both novels

  • @petravondalova7926
    @petravondalova7926 6 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    Thanks! I´m glad I didn´t have to read this...

  • @trDewy
    @trDewy 8 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    Thanks for the summary friend! I appreciate your work here. Just a small tip though, Joad is pronounced "Jode" with a long "O" sound.

  • @lifeasithappens
    @lifeasithappens 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Grapes 🍇 of Wrath should be a never ending story of American life even today 2022

  • @HH-xs2gm
    @HH-xs2gm 8 ปีที่แล้ว +60

    Ok, what is up with that messed up ending? Like I get this is supposed to be a realistic novel but couldn't it be a little more satisfying...

    • @brett327
      @brett327 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Are you kidding? The breastfeeding on the last page of the book is the punch in the face for the reader that drives the entire point of the story home.

    • @MatthewChenIsAwesome
      @MatthewChenIsAwesome 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@brett327 how so

    • @mrkgulchenko
      @mrkgulchenko 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Mathew Wang It symbolizes them becoming one family with all the desolate workers in California.

    • @Sweeps
      @Sweeps 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      It has some symbolism with showing how at the beginning of the book, women looked to their men. Now they depend on women. The book couldn’t really have a “good” ending because, well, when Steinbeck was writing this the depression still hadn’t been solved.

    • @XTHEDMAN420X
      @XTHEDMAN420X 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@Sweeps I believe in the end, it shows the character growth of Rosasharon, originally caring about nothing but herself and the baby, to basically saving another person's life despite her losing so much life (Like Grandma, grampa, ect.)

  • @jasminepaul2062
    @jasminepaul2062 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I got this for my 7th grade book report, so thank you!

    • @menathecreator3541
      @menathecreator3541 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      wowow you prolly graduated now

    • @jasminepaul2062
      @jasminepaul2062 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@menathecreator3541 lmaoo graduating on Friday :)

  • @meshkuraparlak4805
    @meshkuraparlak4805 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This video saved me

  • @adwill8790
    @adwill8790 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This was lots of help for after I read the book and had to do a book talk on it thanks again :)

  • @Orlandojesse
    @Orlandojesse 8 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    exactly what I was looking for, thanks!

    • @danielmaina9285
      @danielmaina9285 8 ปีที่แล้ว

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    • @joyeeboo9031
      @joyeeboo9031 8 ปีที่แล้ว

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      @suelodenilynnl.3563 7 ปีที่แล้ว

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      @luisotaviosilvarufino1583 7 ปีที่แล้ว

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  • @dianagonzalez2710
    @dianagonzalez2710 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you so much!

  • @thenextshenanigantownandth4393
    @thenextshenanigantownandth4393 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    5:43 wait what?

  • @liamcole9319
    @liamcole9319 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks

  • @MicheldeGraaf
    @MicheldeGraaf 8 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    the end stays weird though xD btw thanks a lot i scored an 8 out of 10 on my book test (which we have to do in the Netherlands)

    • @luizreyes2672
      @luizreyes2672 ปีที่แล้ว

      Agree I'm glad I found someone with opinion

  • @lawrencebrierley5161
    @lawrencebrierley5161 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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    • @MinuteBookReports
      @MinuteBookReports  8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +lauren brierley You're welcome. :)

    • @randomvibes5945
      @randomvibes5945 8 ปีที่แล้ว

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  • @jesseroundy
    @jesseroundy 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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    • @MinuteBookReports
      @MinuteBookReports  8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Jesse Zeus Thanks. :)

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      @jeffreybasilio8772 8 ปีที่แล้ว

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    • @Supertutoriales64
      @Supertutoriales64 8 ปีที่แล้ว

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  • @HotTakeAndy
    @HotTakeAndy 5 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    Sounds depressing as hell

    • @world1syours
      @world1syours 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      That’s why it’s the Great Depression

    • @bettyjones2614
      @bettyjones2614 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Get used to it! Neo lie is about to be revealed!

  • @HushtheMag
    @HushtheMag 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Just finished it, The book was very captivating but the end was crap.

  • @ronniegibboni8327
    @ronniegibboni8327 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    what do we think happened to Floyd??

  • @Sweeps
    @Sweeps 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    His name is pronounced like toad but with a j sound, as in jar. Do J-oad

  • @veronicamendez1646
    @veronicamendez1646 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Can you summarize Eleanor and Park please.

    • @MinuteBookReports
      @MinuteBookReports  9 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Veronica Mendez I've already made a video about that book on my channel. You can search on my channel page for it. Thanks.

  • @notmaireelneim
    @notmaireelneim 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    No gunfight and no car chase. I was very disappointed with this book.

    • @mycosartorius9064
      @mycosartorius9064 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      It's a true story, and is very realistic. Real life isn't a fantasy dumbass.

  • @samking4179
    @samking4179 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Steinbeck = depressing

  • @dusk4819
    @dusk4819 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    “Joe-ad” 😂

  • @haoweishi1340
    @haoweishi1340 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    amazing book

  • @michaelsaid8883
    @michaelsaid8883 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You're summary was amazing. But you forgot the most important part! The dog dying!! xD. nah but for real, thanks for much.

    • @hitactbot7766
      @hitactbot7766 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      What part did the dog die!?

  • @nataliarilling9178
    @nataliarilling9178 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Holy fuck

  • @gibbz91
    @gibbz91 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Have I been saying my name wrong all this time? I thought it was joad like toad but this kid keeps saying jo-ad

  • @frankgarcia9501
    @frankgarcia9501 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Ah yes my favorite weezer song

  • @aidanswenson9659
    @aidanswenson9659 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Was this just a big add for joe?

  • @dracotitanfall
    @dracotitanfall 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Holy shit thats way too damn sad, like god wtf

  • @WreStlinGaddict1000
    @WreStlinGaddict1000 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    I thought Tom refused to go.

  • @ananthidurai9433
    @ananthidurai9433 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Sir grapes of wrath summary in tamil pls

  • @cheyennedouthitt4095
    @cheyennedouthitt4095 9 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    well that escalated quickly. #First

  • @facundohabermehllizarraga6081
    @facundohabermehllizarraga6081 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks dude u save my ass

  • @red-cy6vc
    @red-cy6vc 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    hi

  • @gma8301
    @gma8301 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    subtitle pleaseeeee? where i can find it?

    • @MinuteBookReports
      @MinuteBookReports  9 ปีที่แล้ว

      +gma Subtitles are on the video. It's the little "CC" graphic near the settings. Hope you can find it. :)

    • @gma8301
      @gma8301 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Minute Book Reports thank youuuuu such a big help.
      :)

    • @gma8301
      @gma8301 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      i can't download it with subtitle.. what can i do? help me please.

  • @noble_destroyer5254
    @noble_destroyer5254 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Siuuuum

  • @zizipi
    @zizipi 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    😮

  • @rat5project307
    @rat5project307 8 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    joAAd? the hell? Do you even english?

    • @MinuteBookReports
      @MinuteBookReports  8 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      +RAT5 Project Yes, I "even English." :)

    • @gilormsplay
      @gilormsplay 8 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Whatever flo-ats your bo-at

  • @mrgotham3685
    @mrgotham3685 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    This book sucked

    • @poo3922
      @poo3922 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It was a beautiful and raw depiction of the Great Depression in my opinion.

  • @simpleartists
    @simpleartists 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    please narrate in tamil language

  • @poo3922
    @poo3922 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Pronounce the names correctly please.