The Grapes of Wrath: who's who, timeline and places
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- The StonewallsA battalion moving toward an expected attack amid conflicting rumors and growing artillery fire.First seen in chapter 1
- artillery subalternAn artillery officer who offers the infantry shelter among farm buildings across the road.First seen in chapter 1
- KentuckyA soldier who watches the bombardment with Arundel and shelters from nearby shells.First seen in chapter 2
- Larry ArundelA soldier who watches the bombardment with Kentucky as the men await an attack.First seen in chapter 2
- wounded HighlandersSoldiers who report gains, German counterattacks, and difficulty advancing on the left.First seen in chapter 3
- PugOne of four friends, he falls backward into the trench as they climb out.First seen in chapter 4
- Billy SimsonA soldier accompanying Larry and Kentucky through a captured trench, worried about his dwindling water.First seen in chapter 5
- The SergeantA sergeant who reports an expected attack while the Stonewalls occupy a damaged trench.First seen in chapter 8
- AnzacsReinforcements who bring machine guns into the shell holes and help repel a German attack.First seen in chapter 11
- RoseA woman who asks Kentucky to stay rather than return to the front.First seen in chapter 16
- Chapter 1
The Stonewalls leave an orchard threatened by shells and settle among farm buildings beside an artillery battery.
- Chapter 2
The men discuss messages for loved ones while Kentucky and Arundel watch the bombardment and shelter from shells.
- Chapter 3
The Stonewalls pass through a ruined village under shellfire and receive orders to move into the firing line.
- Chapter 4
Pug falls backward into the trench while his three friends reach the German trench and worry about him.
- Chapter 5
Larry discovers British soldiers behind another dugout entrance and turns an attempt to capture Germans into a prank.
- Chapter 6
German shelling causes nearly two hundred casualties in a captured support trench, and wounded Pug returns seeking a German helmet.
- Chapter 7
Billy Simson suffers a shoulder wound and stays behind while his companions continue toward the fighting.
- Chapter 8
The Stonewalls attack German trenches, and Kentucky survives close combat before discovering that Larry is missing.
- Chapter 9
Larry leads nearby soldiers against a German communication trench and holds a shell crater until reinforcements arrive.
- Chapter 10
Kentucky and Pug help repel German counterattacks before a heavier bombardment destroys the defenders’ trench.
- Chapter 11
Anzacs help repel an attack, and Kentucky carries a message to help artillery locate German machine guns.
- Chapter 12
Pug’s pursuit of a German helmet accidentally starts a charge that captures a village.
- Chapter 13
After two infantry attacks fail, tanks break through a German redoubt’s defenses and soldiers gather prisoners.
- Chapter 14
A shell wounds Kentucky and Pug, and Kentucky struggles beside the bearers carrying his severely wounded friend.
- Chapter 15
Kentucky delays evacuation to remain with Pug, who dies, before traveling toward England.
- Chapter 16
Kentucky refuses an office job and holds to his promise to return as a Red Cross driver despite Rose’s plea.
Hidden until you have read that far.
- barnA farm building already damaged by shellfire where C Company settles.First seen in chapter 1
- villageA ruined settlement where the Stonewalls pass wounded men and suffer casualties under shellfire.First seen in chapter 3
- communication trenchA trench the Stonewalls enter after passing through a ruined village under shellfire.First seen in chapter 3
- firing lineThe forward position the Stonewalls are ordered to enter after waiting in support.First seen in chapter 3
- shell craterA defensive position Larry and his party hold against repeated attacks.First seen in chapter 9
- dressing stationA crowded dugout where doctors treat a continuous stream of muddy, wounded men.First seen in chapter 15
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