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When I began to write this blog post, I wanted to take it in the direction of art because I really liked the assignment we did on online school where we connected art to the book. So, I looked up Day of the Locust and the first thing I saw was this film cover, whichContinue reading “Day of the Locust – A Film”

A lot happens in the first 41 pages (six chapters) of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Huckleberry who I will refer to as Huck is a young boy living with his widowed aunt in the riverside town of St. Petersburg, Missouri. His mother had died and his father is a drunk who beats on HuckContinue reading “Huck Finn”

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/la-caw-paperback-writers16-2009aug16-story.html Los Angeles Times writer Richard Rayner reviewed Nathaneal West’s novel “The Day of the Locust”. Richard Rayner worships West’s depiction of 1939 America in “The Day of the Locust” stating “West crystallized it” (Rayner). Besides his admiration towards the novel, Rayner makes many arguments throughout the article some with which I agree, and someContinue reading “Response to Los Angeles Times Article on “The Day of the Locust””

The Day of the Locust by Nathaneal West greatly reminds me of the hit song Hotel California by the Eagles. Firstly, there are many surface level connections. For example, both the Day of the Locust and Hotel California take place in California. The mysterious girl in the song Hotel California also reminds me a lotContinue reading “Day of the Locust vs. Hotel California”

“It was the classic mistake, Tod realized, the same one Napoleon had made.” The quote from Chapter 18. As an artist’s perspective, Tod thinks that reality and appearance may line up. Tod realized that he made the same type of mistake as Napoleon did. He perceived the tension in the theater, the competition between illusionContinue reading “Short Blog #3”

The Pulitzer-Prize-winning novel, The Grapes of Wrath written by John Steinbeck, tells the story of the Joad family who migrated from Oklahoma to California in the midst of the Dust Bowl and the Great Depression. Based on our class criteria, this novel exceeds the expectations that come with being a “Great American Novel.” American ContentContinue reading “Is The Grapes of Wrath a “Great American Novel”?”

“At this time Tom knew very little about them except that they had come to California to die” (60). Stated on just the second page of the novel, West quickly establishes just how tough it was to make it in Hollywood during its Golden Age. This fact could be clearly witnessed not just in theContinue reading “Vogel Short Blog #2”

The 1930s of the United States had numerous historic events: The New Deal, The Great Depression, and The Dust Bowl. None of these events would be erased from people’s minds. People’s life is altered, nothing left. “How can we live without our lives? How will we know it’s us without our past?” In Steinbeck’s mind,Continue reading “The Unforgettable Scenes (Long Blog #1)”

The concept of “Great American Novels” never really crossed my mind until this year. I could figure out what one was, but the constraints of it were a mystery to me. It was fascinating to craft the criteria for a Great American Novel, and the “Grapes of Wrath” by John Steinbeck fits into every category,Continue reading “A Great American Novel”

Throughout The Grapes of Wrath, Rose of Sharon serves as a minor character that seems to not have much of a purpose. In earlier chapters, the audience is told that she is Tom’s sister, is married to Connie Rivers, and is pregnant. She occasionally speaks her mind but never says anything of great importance. Usually,Continue reading “Lyke Grapes of Wrath Short Blog”