It the previous analysis of the novel, one can find that The Grapes of Wrath succeeds in presenting the characters as real individuals. They are among the powerless migrants who constitute a microcosm symbol in their suffering. Their capacity of enduring exceeds all the expectations and encourages the readers to take action against the oppressors. This is reflected in chapter 20 of the novel when Ma Joad says her significant statement: "You got to have patience. Why, Tom- us people will go livin' when all them people is gone. Why, Tom, we're the people that live. They ain't gonna wipe us out. Why, we're the people- we go on. " These sentimental sentences alleviate the anger of both; the characters and the
