warm in the foam

Brionna 2022-03-20 09:01:45

There can be more than one theme for a movie, especially if the storyline has enough twists and turns.

The story told in this film takes place in California during the American Westward Movement. At that time, people were forced to leave their homeland and were pushed by bulldozers into the emerging desolate cities of the West. From bottom laborer to bottom laborer, the migration itself is extremely passive.

From a poor and hopeless place, to another austere place of nothing. This is the fate of most people in most eras.

In the framework of previous stories, I may take the trouble to review,

A typical comprehension structure should look like this:

In such a period, how the new industry invaded the past idyllic world; and how the acerbic capitalist system destroyed the tender memory of blood thicker than water in the family.

The story happens again and again, in the world of men, constantly challenged, overcome, then thumped, and then looked for hope. Bring it to others, or think that you can bring shelter to others, and use strength to support a peaceful world.

But the story rubs into an old mother with ease and kindness.

The mother said that changes in the world of men come suddenly, and the challenges they face are unexpected. But women always live in endless wear and tear, and the sense of urgency in the storm has never changed.

So the whole story can be retold like this: They're moving. Put on the old ring, the elderly mother, the pregnant daughter, and start the journey on the road. Never drifted, home was the giant caravan, and the blessing of the family was always there. It's just that the family has ushered in a new hunger or a bumper harvest.

Changing the perspective of the protagonist is often another story.

It's not about victory, it's not about happiness, it's not about longevity, it's about being able to endure every minute and every second and living a strong life. This is almost a more grand and long-term topic that needs to be discussed without the economic background and class contradictions of the United States at that time.

Eternity is illusory, and the classics are only talking about all concepts of human birth, old age, sickness and death

But the moment "hope" is said, it will always exist

In the future, the obstacles of fate, or the passing of time, recall the dream bubbles that were once spoken

warm in the foam

There is only one kind of person who can live forever sober - those whose tears dry up in action.

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The Grapes of Wrath quotes

  • [last lines]

    Ma Joad: Rich fellas come up an' they die, an' their kids ain't no good an' they die out. But we keep a'comin'. We're the people that live. They can't wipe us out; they can't lick us. We'll go on forever, Pa, 'cause we're the people.

  • [the family is leaving the farm, heading for California]

    Al Joad: Ain't you gonna look back, Ma? Give the ol' place a last look?

    Ma Joad: We're going' to California, ain't we? All right then let's go to California.

    Al Joad: That don't sound like you, Ma. You never was like that before.

    Ma Joad: I never had my house pushed over before. Never had my family stuck out on the road. Never had to lose everything I had in life.