Revisit "The Grapes of Wrath"
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Texto Completo: | https://doi.org/10.58155/revistadeletras.v1i6.352 |
Resumo: | This proposal aims to revisit John Steinbeck’s novel The Grapes of Wrath, published in 1939. The analysis will focus on the way the work asserts itself, even today, as a between-place, a literary space where humanity faces change – social, geographical, climatic, and a deep division between the powerful and the marginalized. In other words, a contemporary reading of the novel is proposed, with the aim of highlighting how Steinbeck, conscious of the interdependence of humans and other forms of life, as well as of the increasing vulnerability of organisms under human action, imagined characters and developed themes that help us to (re)think our time.Revisiting The Grapes of Wrath in the twentieth-first century constitutes a stimulating exercise. The issues of that time remain pertinent, particularly the idea of change. The theme of transformation plays an important role throughout the narrative, not only through the physical and spiritual displacement of the characters, but also in calling for a change in the reader’s mentality, an evolution required for a more harmonious and healthier co-inhabitation of the Earth. Ultimately, in The Grapes of Wrath the characters cross multiple borders, breaking down walls that separate the human and the non-human, inciting the reader to ponder different ways of (better) inhabiting the Earth, giving voice to what Aldo Leopold termed as “biotic community”. |
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Revisit "The Grapes of Wrath"Revisitar "The Grapes of Wrath"This proposal aims to revisit John Steinbeck’s novel The Grapes of Wrath, published in 1939. The analysis will focus on the way the work asserts itself, even today, as a between-place, a literary space where humanity faces change – social, geographical, climatic, and a deep division between the powerful and the marginalized. In other words, a contemporary reading of the novel is proposed, with the aim of highlighting how Steinbeck, conscious of the interdependence of humans and other forms of life, as well as of the increasing vulnerability of organisms under human action, imagined characters and developed themes that help us to (re)think our time.Revisiting The Grapes of Wrath in the twentieth-first century constitutes a stimulating exercise. The issues of that time remain pertinent, particularly the idea of change. The theme of transformation plays an important role throughout the narrative, not only through the physical and spiritual displacement of the characters, but also in calling for a change in the reader’s mentality, an evolution required for a more harmonious and healthier co-inhabitation of the Earth. Ultimately, in The Grapes of Wrath the characters cross multiple borders, breaking down walls that separate the human and the non-human, inciting the reader to ponder different ways of (better) inhabiting the Earth, giving voice to what Aldo Leopold termed as “biotic community”.Esta proposta tem como objetivo revisitar o romance The Grapes of Wrath, de John Steinbeck, publicado em 1939. A análise incidirá sobre o modo como a obra se afirma, ainda hoje, como um entrelugar, um espaço literário onde a humanidade enfrenta a mudança—social, geográfica, climática, e uma divisão profunda entre os poderosos e os marginalizados. Ou seja, propõe-se uma leitura contemporânea do romance, procurando tornar visível o modo como Steinbeck, consciente da inter-relação entre o ser humano e outras formas de vida, bem como da crescente vulnerabilidade dos organismos sob ação humana, imaginou personagens e desenvolveu temas que ajudam a (re)pensar o nosso tempo. Revisitar The Grapes of Wrath no século XXI afirma-se, pois, um exercício estimulante. As questões desse tempo mantêm-se pertinentes, nomeadamente a ideia de transformação. Ao longo narrativa, a transformação tem um papel essencial, não só através da deslocação física e espiritual das personagens, mas, também, na interpelação à mudança da mentalidade do leitor, evolução necessária para um co-habitar mais harmonioso e saudável na Terra. Em última análise, em The Grapes of Wrath as personagens cruzam diversas fronteiras, rompendo com as barreiras que separam o humano e o não humano, instigando o leitor a repensar outras formas de (melhor) habitar a Terra, dando voz ao que Aldo Leopold definiu como “comunidade biótica”.Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro2023-05-31info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://doi.org/10.58155/revistadeletras.v1i6.352https://doi.org/10.58155/revistadeletras.v1i6.352Revista de Letras UTAD; Vol 1 No 6 (2023): Revista de Letras UTAD / Estudos Literários; 105-119Revista de Letras UTAD; Vol. 1 Núm. 6 (2023): Revista de Letras UTAD / Estudos Literários; 105-119Revista de Letras UTAD; Vol 1 Nº 6 (2023): Revista de Letras UTAD / Estudos Literários; 105-1192975-89550874-7962reponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAPporhttps://revistadeletras.utad.pt/index.php/revistadeletras/article/view/352https://revistadeletras.utad.pt/index.php/revistadeletras/article/view/352/205Direitos de Autor (c) 2023 Isabel Maria Fernandes Alveshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessAlves, Isabel Maria Fernandes2023-06-03T04:31:21Zoai:ojs.revistas.utad.pt:article/352Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T17:59:45.455413Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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This proposal aims to revisit John Steinbeck’s novel The Grapes of Wrath, published in 1939. The analysis will focus on the way the work asserts itself, even today, as a between-place, a literary space where humanity faces change – social, geographical, climatic, and a deep division between the powerful and the marginalized. In other words, a contemporary reading of the novel is proposed, with the aim of highlighting how Steinbeck, conscious of the interdependence of humans and other forms of life, as well as of the increasing vulnerability of organisms under human action, imagined characters and developed themes that help us to (re)think our time.Revisiting The Grapes of Wrath in the twentieth-first century constitutes a stimulating exercise. The issues of that time remain pertinent, particularly the idea of change. The theme of transformation plays an important role throughout the narrative, not only through the physical and spiritual displacement of the characters, but also in calling for a change in the reader’s mentality, an evolution required for a more harmonious and healthier co-inhabitation of the Earth. Ultimately, in The Grapes of Wrath the characters cross multiple borders, breaking down walls that separate the human and the non-human, inciting the reader to ponder different ways of (better) inhabiting the Earth, giving voice to what Aldo Leopold termed as “biotic community”. |
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