|
I just finnished reading The Grapes of Wrath, and I did like it more then I had expected considering I am not in genreal a big fan of Steinbeck or the way he writes. It was a good story displaying the way of life for the imigrants from the south during the time of the dust bowl, and a lot of comparrions could be drawn from that to today and the immigrants of Mexico. I do genreal like books that still hold some relevence to the current world and times. But I was left uneasy by the ending of the book. For one thing it felt as if no real closure was given to the story, the characters were just left hangning, and in some ways I could see where this could be a useful tact for a writer, but in otherways, it makes the story feel like there is no real point behind it being made. The other thing about the ending was the fact that I found the end took a very bazzar twist, that could be read in a few different ways. And when an authur ends a book on such a powerful and perhaps disturbing note as that it is usually to make some difintive point. It is ment to catch the readers eye. Though it still left me with some questions and feelings of uncertainty, like everything is still up in the air.
6:40 PM - 2/12/2006 -
|
