Peer Feedback #1

        
QUESTION 1 :ESSAY

  Over time things change depending on different evernt in life. Through out the years the conception of leisure has changed. In a selection by George Eliot, the conception of leisure lost its place in the society of her own time. Through out the selection the "old leisure" is compared to the "new leisure".
 

             In the selection George Eliot shows the importance of the "old leisure" and how through out the time things changed. The "old leisure" is when everyone had a good time, people never worried about anything. In the selection it says "he only read one newspaper,innocent of leaders, and free from that periodicity of sensations which we call post-time".This shows the stree free life that people use to live.
 

         In the other hand the "new leisure"was when everyone worried and had doubts about themselves. People from the "new leisure" no longer had time to enjoy themselves, free time did not exsist for them. The new leisure is basicly a stressful world that no one should want to be part of.

QUESTION 2: ESSAY

Many things and aspects of life advocate changes in social or political attitudes or in traditions. Many novels show this quality and power, The Grapes of Wrath is one of many novels that show the change in attitudes of the readers. The novel was written during the great depression; therefore it has a strong and powerful message. The novel talks about the devastating loss and struggles that people had to face during the great depression. This novel also presents the theme of inhumanity and the author strongly disagrees with the way people were treated. The authors style of writing helps give out his strong message and point of view to all the readers, changing the attitudes of many.

        

          Throughout the novel the author talks about the hard times many families had to face and the inequality that many characters had to face. The author always points out the fact that the rich are the reason for the inhumanity. Through the author’s diction and symbolism he shows and gives examples of human brutality and injustice towards the poor and respect for the rich. Through the literary elements the author shows his disagreement towards the inequality, he wished for a perfect world. He didn't like how the poor were treated and he saw this through history, the rich being more superior to them. The author also uses his writing techniques to give the readers a sense of reality of what was happening during the great depression. He uses imagery to paint pictures in the readers mind, so that the reader can get a different understanding of the great depression, and maybe even change their attitudes towards it.

            The author thought me different values of life, such as the importance of equality and the importance of being grateful for my blessing. He did this all through his diction, imagery, and symbolism. The author did not only change my attitudes towards life, but he also changed many other people in the world that read his novel.