Critics Quotes Flashcards
Marxist- Priest Spearman
‘An embodiment of Marxist Soviet Propaganda’
American Dream- Spangler
‘Steinbeck has smashed the notions of the American Dream’
Failure- Stokes
‘Steinbeck portrays a failure in American thought and rationality’
Depth of despair- Lisca
‘Out of the profoundest depth of despair comes the greatest assertion of faith’
Tour- Kronenberger
‘Grand tour of exploitation and destitution’
Motor vehicle- Tredeli
‘The motor vehicles become more that mechanical as they are invested with human desires’
The road- Motley
‘Road is like the road to Damascus, a religious journey’
Patriarchy- Motley
‘The Joad family shifts from a patriarchal structure to a predominantly matriarchal one’
Spiritual community- Fan
‘His (Casy) messages considerably broaden men’s sense of spiritual community’