Sara's+Connection+(Grapes+of+Wrath)

The photograph taken by Jeff Wall reminded me immediately of the scene in //The Grapes of Wrath// when Tom is standing by the fence and about to sneak through after he's encountered an authority of the camp. The photograph has a sneaking quality to it, and even though it's a modern picture, it still related directly to Tom Joad for me. Any old looking picture of a map makes me think of //The Grapes of Wrath//, since the Joads had to navigate their way across the country, and Jasper Johns is an artist who makes a lot of maps. Though this picture is an American flag, they still seem to relate directly for me. The exploitation of the workers in California and along the journey showed a sense of competition between American and American, and as the flag always has a positive connotation, it's interesting to think about it in any other way, which //The Grapes of Wrath// shows.

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