Franklin High School - Molecule Yearbook (Franklin, VT)

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9 A Summary of- Tha Orapas of Wrath”, by John stainbstt— . Thla itory. Tha Orapoa of Wrath”, takaa plaoa in Oklahoma and othor waatorn «tatas whioh ara aubjaot to tarribla duat storms,, Thaaa duat atonaa, aoaatUaa.iaat for aavaral daya at a timo0 Aftor tha atom, fina partioiaa of duat will hang intha still, hot air for a day and a halfo Aftor tha duat haa aattlod, tha paopla look out of thair win- dowa on rulnod crops and burlad farm tools - a drlad up dlamal aoa of waata. Aa timo wears on, parhapa tha aropa ara atartad again, or tha paopla may raly on work and wagaa alona for a living until aaothar aaa- Hhq V. , .InTth? dual stricken araa, tha small fan ownart - aa rapraaantad by tha Joad family in Tha Oropos Of wrath5- borrowad manay from larga loaning oorporationa , to buy now aaoda and supply tha naaoasltlaa of lifo until harraat tiaOo Tha atom aantinuad, and tha borrowimt infarsas- ad, Finally, tha aorporatiom daaidad tf ttta evar tha poor paoplaa' land and make it into groat oottod fiolda «In awaslant ida«; thaj thought, Dut tha paopla? wall, thay joltfti b«rt had athar idaaa, Guti t i»Si wara thay? Thjy. alona, aould not fight tha oorparatlona, Thar Saa only ona thing laft to do - mart out.But. whara? whara alaa aould thaaa paopla go ijndMki a living? This woo tha vltol quaation which tha man folks pondorod oraro Aftar a whila, thair onawar aou. It aama in tha fora af an oranga handbiii. Tha ona «Kama in tha world to work and oak a Uwing had ooma0 fas, pitting fruit in Oalifomlo woo tha anawar. Raxt, how war thay to got to Oallfomla? Moat af th« want to ot «- ond hmnd oar daalora to purohaaa adsa old.brokan down , anolont «rook - ■©««thing juat as unoartain aa thair living had boon an tha farna thay wara baing driran off from0 But thay didn't think of thati all thay could rhink of, waa gat ting to thair daatination, and atarting work, with tha aars or trucks thoy purchased, thay wara outragaously robbad, but what aould thay do? If a oar happened to hara a dry transmission or orankaaao, tha daalara would fill It with aawduat, inataad of waating oil on ito Tha aawduat served aa a silanoar to tha dry, attmeohing , protaating gears, but soma of tho farmors didn't know enough about oars to dstaot thiaj so , perhaps, thair neighbors eama upon stranded somawhara in tha daaart. But noona oould atop to halp, for all tha oars and trusks wars alraady graatly overloaded Thus, truckse oars, and graves wara found by tha hundrad, along tha roadside,, It naadad no deteetlve to fig- ura out tho aauaso .u £2 « toward tha land of promisa, thay would band togo- •r Mg llul! «olonlw to halp ona anothsr0 But paopla in ihesta through they passad would awoar terribly at than, sail thsm”Oakiaa , anu drlTa than off0 lot, thay didn't cars- raueh0 It would ba dlffarant in California, thay thought0 Would it? Tha farther thoy want, tha poorar thoy grow, until on tho last lap of tho journey, tha bast food thay oould gat was friad dough, or parhaps a faw potatoao If thay wara wall off.