3.+Injustice

How does an individual judge right from wrong?
 * **Assess the situation**- The individual should step back and consider the situation from all prospectives. Reacting off of an initial impulse isn't the correct thing to do.
 * **Consider your morals**- As you were raised morals were set, and rights and wrongs were taught to you. Would this be going against those morals?
 * **Consider societies views**- How will the decision you make effect your place in society? Although you may think its right will society necessarily agree?
 * **Pro's and Con's**- What are the positive outcomes, or possible consequences you could face for making this decision?
 * **React**- After taking time to think through the situation, go with what you feel is the best decision for you.

What is that individual's role in confronting Injustice?

An individual should confront injustice by standing up to it and defeating it. This means to destroy the source of injustice so it will not come back in the future.

There are many ways that an individual can confront injustice. For example, in chapter five the bank was a “monster with thought and feeling, which had enslaved them”. This corrupt “monster” was a terrible injustice on the people.

Different way Steinbeck wants us to see how injustice could be confronted.

1. Some men let themselves be trapped in this corrupt system. Men did this either because they feared or worship the monster. Steinbeck uses metonymy to further his point: The lands belonging to the bank. “ Some of the owner men were a little proud to be slaves of such cold and powerful masters” pg 34

2. Son of Joe Davis had to join the bank because he had to feed his family. He worked for three dollars a day.

Steinbeck uses these examples of how one can confront injustice. These are the options that an individual alone would be forced into when facing an injustice larger than themselves. Steinbeck shows us that these options are not effective, especially in the long run, and uses their failure to further his purpose of working together to face injustice.