Throughout the late 20’s and early 30’s, people suffered in some of the worst ways America has ever faced. John Steinbeck noticed how people, in some ways, were treated much worse than they should have been when he considered what these people faced. Many people felt harsh treatment in car dealerships specifically, as they purchased cars to help them travel across the country towards California. Through the use of tone and diction, John Steinbeck characterizes the car salesmen as ruthless towards those who are suffering. Throughout the passage, the tone used to describe the dealers emphasized just how harsh dealers were to those trying to purchase cars. Many times, people were spoken to as if they didn't matter whatsoever. It had been seen that” if the women like[d]” the car, then the salesman could “screw the old man” into buying the car at a higher price than he initially would have been willing to in the first place. People were treated as if they didn't matter and if someone chose the more expensive choice, someone else was taken advantage of, no matter their struggles. There were also instances where people came with the attitude of others “don't want to buy no cars” instead they wanted to “take up [their] time.” Car salesmen felt as if these people who were fighting to survive were simply wasting time and they didn't have intentions to purchase a car, even if that was the real reason they were there. They diminished the real efforts of people who needed those cars to find work and support themselves just by the way they said people were wasting their time. Steinbeck continued to describe the merciless car salesman with their tone towards individuals with the ways salesmen saw them as “bastards on the sidewalk” instead of seeing them as struggling just to get by on a daily basis. The harshness of the salesmen’s description completely confirms the inhumane thoughts they have towards those who dealt with horrific hardships. Furthermore, Steinbeck took the tone one step further in his representation of just how harsh these salesmen were to people who just wanted to find a vehicle to take them to find work. Car dealers didn't want anything “for more’n twenty-five, thirty bucks,” instead they only accepted
Dodge Ram Trucks, a division of the Chrysler Group created in 2009, focused on the public needs with the pickup truck. In a male-dominated truck industry, approximately 11% of pickup trucks in the United States are registered to females. With such a small number of percentage of women truck owners, Ram debuted a television advertisement. In 2015, during the 141st Kentucky Derby to appeal to female buyers. By doing so, they inspired women to break the stereotypes, specifically the male-dominated truck industry. Through its carefully incorporated narration, Ram appeals to the courage of women through aural and visual techniques and utilizes specific examples of females, who overcame obstacles in their profession, to provide further inspiration and create a valuable rhetorical commercial.
Ram Trucks, founded by the Chrysler Group in 2009, was created to focus on the public needs with the pickup truck. In a male-dominated truck industry, approximately 11% of pickup trucks are registered under females. With such a small number of women buying trucks, Ram debuted a television advertisement, during the 141th Kentucky Derby, to promote their new truck to women. By doing so, they inspire women to break the stereotypes, especially the male-dominated truck industry. Through its carefully incorporated narration, Ram appeals to the courage of women through aural and visual techniques and utilizes specific examples of females, who overcame obstacles in their profession, to provide further inspiration and create a valuable rhetorical commercial.
By presenting how the rich landowners and businessmen take advantage of the migrant workers and pit them against each other, Steinbeck reveals the harsher facets of capitalist society and the obstacles that the migrants face within it. The migrants had lost almost everything with the bank reclaiming their lands, and, yet, they face more hardships at the hands of wealthy capitalists. Before they even start their journey, greedy salesmen take advantage of them by selling them
John Steinbeck’s novel, The Grapes of Wrath, takes place during the Great Depression, a time when troubled and distressed American men and women lived; a time of poverty and an economic crisis. When change is thought upon, it is to be thought of new life and new experiences. The Great Depression is the kind of change that replaces a part of American living with “ Somepin’s happening. I went up an’ I looked, an’ the houses is all empty, an’ the lan’ is empty, an’ this whole country is empty” ( Steinbeck 94). In his work, Steinbeck presents the hardships that Americans had to go through by being mindful of particular aspects which makes the reader understand the characters’ distress. For example, the landscape of the farm lands. Even though the land has its brutality, it grows to be the scenery for humans to be able to recognize and consider their troubles about work and life in general. With these concerns, there are differences between the people who are accustomed to the landscape and admire it, and those who do not agree with it. In the novel, Steinbeck uses attributes of class conflict and injustice as a way of presenting and socially commenting that the Great Depression brought attention to more problems beyond the idea of poverty.
John Steinbeck is showing the theme of The Individual Against the Corporation. It shows this theme because the “corporation” came around every week buying and taking people cars. Timothy and his family were so desperate for food that they had to sell their car just to survive. The car dealers symbolize the cruel people at the bank who will do anything for money. It also represents everyone who only cares about themselves and will take advantage of people just so they will not be affected by the Great
Over 17 million cars and trucks are sold around the world every year. Amongst the plethora of car companies aiming to convince shoppers that their car is paramount, marketing teams ought to go the extra mile. By developing a persuading advertisement, companies are more likely to sell their products. On February 6, 2011, Volkswagen aired a Superbowl commercial for the first time in over ten years. This commercial would be one that awakens the inner child of millions. By employing pathos, ethos, and logos rhetoric techniques, Volkswagen is able to appeal to consumers in order to sell their new car.
The 1930’s were a decade of great change politically, economically, and socially. The Great Depression and the Dust Bowl wore raw the nerves of the people, and our true strength was shown. From it arose John Steinbeck, a storyteller of the Okies and their hardships. His books, especially The Grapes of Wrath, are reflections of what really went on in the 1930’s. John Steinbeck did not write about what he had previously read, he instead wrote what he experienced through his travels with the migrant workers. “His method was not to present himself notebook in hand and interview people. Instead he worked and traveled with the migrants as one of them, living as they did and arousing no suspicion from employers militantly alert against
John Steinbeck’s acclaimed novel, The Grapes of Wrath, embodies his generation’s horrific tragedy. John Steinbeck’s writing gives insight on the devastating effects of the Dust Bowl on thousands of families and those who helped them. While Steinbeck's novel focuses on the Joad's family journey, he also includes writing of the general struggle of many families at the time. In John Steinbeck's novel, The Grapes of Wrath, the usage of the term “Okies” degrades the workers, while the personification of the cars help depict the struggle of the journey, to exemplify the adaptation the migrant workers had to make to survive the new life.
John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath, a universal, timeless tale of everyday people and their struggle, has impacted the American consciousness and ethical standard since its publication in 1939. Steinbeck’s writing utilizes common, everyday, but deliberate word choice, made thought provoking and pervasive by syntactical arrangement. This effective aspect of Steinbeck’s language, sentence structure, gets the reader thinking about various common themes—such as man’s inhumanity to fellow man, altruism, group vs. individual, gender roles, and family dynamics—in ways in which he or she has not previously experienced. This characteristic of his work, how his unsophisticated structure catalyzes new, innovative approaches by the public to societal difficulties is
“Of Mice and Men” is a novella written by John Steinbeck set in 1930’s America during the Great Depression. The novella explores the social problems and prejudices faced by people in the 1930’s through the portrayal of the migrant workers and their experience on the ranch. Steinbeck uses the ranch as a microcosm of wider society to present the harsh reality of life in America during this period. “The Golden Cadillac” is a short story written by Mildred Taylor who depicts life in the 1950’s Ohio when the apartheid was enforced. This inevitably examines social prejudices and discrimination in America.
The unconventionally written intercalary chapters of Steinbeck's novel, “The Grapes of Wrath”, are designed to show the readers a view of economic depression and social aspects of America during this time period. Steinbeck tells the reader about the situation through a macroscopic point of view, when he writes the intercalary chapters. It is through these intercalary chapters that Steinbeck tells us about the struggle of many migrant farmers who are pushed out of their homes and start to live their lives on the road, while trying to find places for them to work. Between each of these intercalary chapters are narrative chapters where Steinbeck gives the readers a microscopic view of the situation, by giving us an example of one of the migrant
When analysing all of the advertising around us, sometimes we don’t look at what the true message of a commercial really is. We live in a world that is controlled by mass media and because of this advertisers are trying harder each year to outdo themselves and their competitors. Rhetors use techniques in their advertisements such as fantasies or surrealism to catch the attention of their audience. Companies like Audi pour millions of dollars into their marketing teams to make sure their cars look the best and attract consumers. Commercials that are shown on television today are great examples of rhetorical artifacts because of the many techniques being exercised by the rhetor. Analyzing this through the lens of rhetorical
John Steinbeck’s ‘Of Mice and Men’ shows the cruel society that was created in America during the Great Depression. This is revealed through the brutal environment established on the ranch near Soledad. Steinbeck explores the hierarchy of society and the unfair power structures that challenge some characters. Life is also difficult for the inhabitants of the ranch as they experience loneliness and isolation and struggle to find friendship. Although some cling on to dreams as a means of escape, the harsh world they live in eventually crushes their plans. This was a hard era to live in and people were constantly stripped of their human rights.
Suzuki did not demonstrate very well the use of the mode logos, logical argument, throughout her speech. Aristotle describes logos as the techniques that have the power to persuade. The speaker used a diagram of the brain to show where specific areas on the brain are located so that the audience could understand the terms better. She also explained that exercising about three or four times a week for at least half an hour will help get the heart rate up especially if aerobic exercise is included. Although she used these nonverbal and verbal tools, she lacked conclusive evidence to support her claim.
John Steinbeck was an American Nobel Prize winner whose work was viewed by many as controversial. Growing up in Salinas Valley California, Steinbeck enjoyed a comfortable life but opted to work with migrants on a farm. Here, his interest in the socio -economic aspects of life sparked, which later influenced his literary perspective. As an outspoken democrat and advocate of blue collared America, his critics often argue that his works are biased and reflect inaccurate depictions of white collar America. This paper will examine three of Steinbeck’s works and two criticisms of them to determine the extent of which his political and socio-economic experiences have influenced his writing.