Is it just me, or did about everybody die in these chapters? The poor dog got ran over, grandpa had a stroke, some guy got in a car accident and kiled himself and a little kid...whos next? Ma? Sairy? Who knows...
Anywho, I found the diner scene in Chapter 15 to be somewhat interesting. I liked how the two truckers gave Mae half a dollar each instead of 25 cents each (which, nowadays doesn't seem like very much, but back then $180 was enough to maybe get you to California). I did find it sweet that she gave the boys the candy for about 9 cents less than they were priced, but I kind of found it weird that Bill told her to "Go to hell" when he left...I think there's something there, but I'm not sure. And Al only seemed to talk after they got onto the subject of car accidents and people moving West.
It was kind of sad that Grampa and the dog died. I'm still not sure about Casy and what he's doing in his life. I guess I just don't really understand why they think they need a preacher to pray for them. Why don't they just pray for themselves?
I'm also kind of wondering what's next for Ma and Sairy. Sairy is already somewhat sick and Ma seems to be coming down with something. What would the family do without Ma?
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I'm enjoying reading your comments. You don't bore me with summary. You actually voice your opinion on the issues in the text. I love it. You're well on your way to understanding the test. That's my goal. yip yip Nice work.
I agree with you that a lot of people seem to be dying. One can really tell that it is an era of depression, especially by the description.
How is it that the truckers have or seem to have so much more money than everyone else? I think that when the truckers gave Mae 50 cents, instead of 25 cents, they were paying the difference from what the other man didn't because they knew that the candy was much more than that.
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