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Monday, April 23, 2007
Noah
What is the purpose of Noah leaving the family when they get into California? This is around the beginning of chapter 18. Noah just says he can't go on and that he wants to stay by the river. Is it supposed to signify that California is bad for the family? Noah wasn't even a main character. He didn't further the plot any even when he was with the family. What is the purpose of his leaving?
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Tom mentions earlier in the novel that Noah is odd, and that he has the look of being misshapen. I don't necessarily think that it symbolizes that California is bad for the family, but it could mean that maybe California isn't the "land of milk and honey" they thought it was going to be. Maybe it's just supposed to mean that this story isnt going to have a fairy-tale happy ending. Let's not even begin to compare Steinbeck to Walt Disney.
That came out a little wrong...sorry about that. It wasn't anything against you when I said let's not compare Steinbeck to Walt Disney, I was speaking in general terms. lol i just re-read that and realized how it sounded. and I think that maybe Steinbeck describes Noah as misshapen and odd so that the reader will realize that he is not a very strong or important character. His lack of dialogue suggests that maybe it's not a great loss for him to leave the family. That sounds terrible but yeah.
I kinda forgot that noah was actually in the story, so that shows how important a character he was. Maybe steinbeck just wanted to get rid of him, because he didn't like him.
Yeah I forgot that Noah was in the story also. He didnt play a very important role in the plot of the story and I think his leaving when they arrive in Cali foreshadows that Cali will not be a good place for the Joads.
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