The Moon is Down-Q.3

Okay, in my last blog I talked about the font being all funky, but it looked fine after I posted it. Silly, Blogger! Tricks are for kids!

The main reason John Steinbeck wrote The Moon is Down was so it could be used as a piece of propaganda. It was written during World War II and was meant for the people of Western Europe. The theme of this piece is all about rising above evil rulers and fighting for what you believe in. Fight for your rights! The theme of the book does not only apply to the characters in the book but it also applies to people all over the world. If you have read the news or traveled in the last few months you may have seen people protesting with signs promoting the slogan 'OCCUPY.' These people are standing up for themselves against people whom they think are not doing good things. Now I am not going to get into the whole 'occupy' movement because this is not history class, but I think you understand where I am going with this.

You can also see how much John Steinbeck knew about people and their feelings towards the war. He could tell what effects the war had on people and their surroundings. He did a great job of showing this through each of the individual characters. The invaders are obviously very confident and think that they know exactly what and why they are doing what they are doing, but they start to falter when the townspeople begin their rebellion stage. I am sure that Steinbeck wanted to show people of the world that they are not the only ones suffering through this. Invasion was common during World War II and he wanted to make people feel as normal as possible.

Steinbeck, John. The Moon is Down. New York: Penguin Classics, 1942. Print.