In john steinbeck’s “the turtle,” what does the turtle’s shell represent?

grief

determination

difficulty

safety

In John Steinbeck's story, the turtle's shell represents safety.

In Chapter 3 of The Grapes of Wrath, the author presents a turtle walking across a road very slowly. While doing this, the turtle hides inside its shell for safety; however, when a truck hits the turtle intentionally, the shell flips over. After that, the turtle is able to get back on track but the writer uses the shell as a symbol. The shell represents protection against a dangerous and harsh world and the cruelty of its inhabitants. In that way, the turtle also functions as a symbol: it is used to refer to the Joads family, who live in a merciless society.

b. cronkite, a trusted television personality, declared that the war was unwinnable and told the american people that the government had better find a way out

even though it went against everything the news anchors typically stood for, cronkite voiced an opinion and took a stance, telling the us that there was no way they were going to win, the war was going to end in a stalemate. 

caminas makes the most sense here since it means to walk.