The tone of The Grapes of Wrath is not a usual tone i would enjoy in a book. It was super depressing. It was probably the most depressing tone of a book that i have ever read. It was miserable! However, with the events that were occuring throughout the book. There was not really a choice to be anything but sad and miserable. However, the outlook of the narrarator was sad and depressing which makes the whole thing a lot more sad.
From the get go the book just starts out so sad(Steinbeck 6). There is a depressing physical description of what the Dust Bowl is doing to the crops and the lands of the farmers. So from the beginning the reader feels so sad and bad for the families like the Joad family that are being put through.
When the characters have dialouge in the book, the author actually uses dialect that real people from that area would of used at the time being. IT makes me have a connection to the characters because it was much more real, almost like they were talking to you and you actually knew them. Then you feel even worse for them, which makes the book even more depressing!
Because the book was so sad and captured the readers emotions, it was so effective! If the author had not captured the emotion of the reader and pulled them into the story then the reader would not of had a strong connection to the book which made them keep reading. He used a very effective style to make sure his book was read and the reader still got the point and moral he was trying to get across. He made me feel depressed and sad but hopeful all at the same time. I actually do think he is a very good writer. I learned a lesson through the theme, felt attatched to the characters, and learned a little about history too.
Steinbeck, John. The Grapes of Wrath. New York: Penguin, 2002. Print.
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