I
officially completed all the questions I was required to answer for The Moon is Down by John Steinbeck. I only have three more blogs left!! Once this
one is done, I will only have two more to complete. For this blog I am going to tell you my
favorites about this novel. This
includes: favorite quote, favorite character, favorite scene, and favorite page
in the novel.
First off,
my favorite quote would have to be, “If he considered God at all, he thought of
Him as an old and honored general, retired and gray, living among remembered
battles and putting wreaths on the graves of his lieutenants” (Steinbeck
20). Oh my goodness, I just love this
quote so much. One thing I find what I
like most about it, is that is about God.
God is amazing and almighty. He
created John Steinbeck and gave him the gift of being an author, which led to The Moon is Down being written. The
Moon is Down is all about World War II so many, many people died because of
fighting for their country. God has
fought in many wars trying to decide what our paths are going to be in
life. He is in Heaven with all the
deceased soldiers who fought for their country and God makes sure that they are
rewarded with great things.
I would
have to say my favorite character would be Alexander Morden. I chose him because he stood up for himself
and took charge. He was the one who
killed Captain Bentick with a pick axe. The
target was Captain Loft. Although
Captain Bentick was not the target, Alex still felt good about his decision on which
he killed. He killed them because he was
tired of working. Captain Loft
mentioned, “He shouted something about being a free man” (Steinbeck 33). Alex Morden is a free man but not anymore
because he was shot and killed as a punishment.
Steinbeck, John. Novels, 1942-1952: The Moon Is Down
; Cannery Row ; The Pearl ; East of Eden New York : Literary Classics of the United States
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