OH HAI. It's my first blog! That happens to be about "The Moon is Down" Question 1. Get excited.

In "The Moon is Down" John Steinbeck reveals he wasn't to excited about Adolf Hitler and his gang.  The protagonist in "The Moon is down is Mayor Orden.  He has been the mayor for as long as the elders can remember and from the beginning fights for the towns well-being.  The antagonist at the core is Adolf Hitler.  He's the evil one sending soldiers into unsuspecting towns to conquer them and steal their coal.  The over all writing of the book puts the town in the good-guy position and the Nazi's in the bad-guy position.  When you're reading, the majority of the time you find you're rooting for the town as opposed to soldiers who have invaded the town.  When Alex, a coal mine worker, accidentally kills a soldier with his mining axe you're rooting for Alex, subconsciously, the entire time, hoping he isn't sentenced to death so his poor wife Molly isn't left all alone. Think about it, you definitely were. All of these things make me think that John Steinbeck values are similar to the Allies as apposed to the Axis Powers in World War II.  Just from looking at the writing style of "The Moon is Down" I would peg John Steinbeck as glass-half-full kinda bloke. In the story, even though their town is conquered and everything they've ever known is changing they still come off as pretty cheerful people.  The mayor as well.  He's been the mayor for a very long time, and at the beginning of the story it is stated multiple times the town has been peaceful for so long they, including himself, don't know what to do with themsleves.  Even though the mayor is thrown into a position he's never been in and he's not to sure what to do with himself, he still does his best to do what's best for everyone and tries to accomplish this in the most peaceful manor possible.  Well...that is until the end when he ask for any sort of weapon to be sent to him.  For the majority of the story he is peaceful.  As for perspective, the point of view changes quite a few times.  It changes from person to person, but they never use I or me so therefore I can conclude it's told from third-person.  I personally like it when books change perspective.  I think stories are much more thoroughly told that way and you can see a lot more of the story you wouldn't have if it was told simply in first person. 

Simon, Marion, and C. Bosker. John Steinbeck: The Moon Is down. Paterswolde: Dalcomtext, 1997. Print.