Explain the threat to the migrant farmers that is foreshadowed by the simile in the following line: "But along the highway the cars of the migrant people crawled out like bugs, and the narrow concrete miles stretched ahead."

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Chapter 17

Asked by mike r #332758 on 8/6/2013 10:39 PM

Last updated by Aslan on 8/6/2013 11:44 PM

Answered by Aslan on 8/6/2013 11:44 PM

Bugs get squashed much like these migrant workers are in the fast paced modern world of Capitalism.