In life, people understand that not everything is equal, and most choose to accept that. However, when people are dying because they do not posses the basic needs, the acceptable inequality turns into injustice. People acknowledge this injustice, but few will act in order to fix the problem. In the story Grapes of Wrath this type of injustice begins with people's naive decisions to move to California, which feed into the plans of the wealthy. When the people arrived their hopes of a better life were crushed and replaced with a struggle to survive, and since people had no money left they were forced into working for unfair wages. Unfortunately, many people would not stand up to the unjust ways of the rich because of their fear the cops might
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They also saw how the rich pushed around the poor to gain even more wealth, but never shared any of it or did anything to help even when people were starving. From the start Tom was ready to fight this battle of injustice, but he could not start his mission because his mother still wanted him around, so he stayed. However, that did not last after his reunion with Casy. After being in jail Casy told him how people in jail “... they was nice fellas, ya see. What made ‘em bad was they need stuff. An’ I begin to see, then. It’s need that makes all the trouble” (Steinbeck 382). As Casy explains this he brings clarity for Tom by showing that their people are not doing anything wrong because they do it for need. Casy also proves the injustice happening in California. Casy then continues explaining how people need to leave their work in order to make their lives better, even if they are scared. Then he tells him a story about how a man tried to start a union and every one turn against him which he relates to the French Revolution how “all them fellas that figgered her out got their heads chopped off” (Steinbeck 384). When Casy stated this he show how people's fear comes in the way of justice and the people who try to gain justice take the risk of death. He also shows how if “they’s a little step fo’ward, she may slip back a little, but she never slips clear back” (Steinbeck
They also saw how the rich pushed around the poor to gain even more wealth, but never shared any of it or did anything to help even when people were starving. From the start Tom was ready to fight this battle of injustice, but he could not start his mission because his mother still wanted him around, so he stayed. However, that did not last after his reunion with Casy. After being in jail Casy told him how people in jail “... they was nice fellas, ya see. What made ‘em bad was they need stuff. An’ I begin to see, then. It’s need that makes all the trouble” (Steinbeck 382). As Casy explains this he brings clarity for Tom by showing that their people are not doing anything wrong because they do it for need. Casy also proves the injustice happening in California. Casy then continues explaining how people need to leave their work in order to make their lives better, even if they are scared. Then he tells him a story about how a man tried to start a union and every one turn against him which he relates to the French Revolution how “all them fellas that figgered her out got their heads chopped off” (Steinbeck 384). When Casy stated this he show how people's fear comes in the way of justice and the people who try to gain justice take the risk of death. He also shows how if “they’s a little step fo’ward, she may slip back a little, but she never slips clear back” (Steinbeck