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Monday, August 18, 2014

1987 AP exam essay 2

Thesis: In the novel Grapes of Wrath, Steinbeck advocates for the poor working class and calls for programs to help them improve their living situation mainly through ethos and logos.
Paragraph 1:  ethos- show hardship experienced by Joad’s, overall tone of sadness, shows how the family gets split up, death throughout plot, Hoovervilles and other poor families
Paragraph 2: logos- shear number of families, amount of help given, costs Joad’s bear and shows how their income doesn’t support it, lack of jobs

Conclusion: restate thesis- Through logos and ethos Steinbeck shows the hardships experienced by the working class family during the great depression and calls for aid programs for the poor. 

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