Blog #29: The Grapes of Wrath

Another quote that I thought stuck out was from The Grapes of Wrath. It read, “It ain’t that big. The whole United Sates ain’t that big. It ain’t that big. It ain’t big enough. There ain’t room enough for you an’ me, for your kind an’ my kind, for rich and poor together all in one country, for thieves and honest men. For hunger and fat.(Steinbeck 120)” I think that this attitude is used a lot in today’s world. The world is so diverse, especially the United States of America. We have all types of ethnic groups, we have all different kinds of money classes, and we have just a big diversity of life. I think that people kind of have that attitude that the world is not big enough for all of us. I feel like the world was made this big for a reason. We are all welcome here, and we need to accept that others are welcome here too. I am a white middle class person, and I have no problem with an African American lower class person, or maybe an Asian upper class person. We all belong here. I think Americans, more than others sometimes, feel that the United States should only be for those born in it. But if you really think about, some of the best doctors have come from India, and some of the best sports players have come from the Caribbean. This world is really so diverse. The United States is a place for all people, and everyone should be accepted. I think that this quote really goes along with the way that the Joad’s were feeling as they were trying to get jobs. They were stuck in crowded places left only with hope of a job. They felt like the plantation was not big enough for everyone, and they were right and wrong. True, that particular plantation was way over-crowded, but there were other places for people to find jobs. There is room for all types of people in this world.

Steinbeck, John. The Grapes of Wrath. NY: Penguin, 1939. Print.