“ 'No,' Ma said. 'I ain't tar'd.' “
Being tired is an aspect of life that no one can impede. In this novel Ma Joad is one of the main characters that bonds the family, no matter what the costs. She took the hardest hits when Grandma and Grandpa Joad passed, when her future son in law ran away, and when her oldest son ditched the family at a rest stop. She really wanted the family to be as one. All throughout the book she told Tom Joad, her “favorite” boy, that “The fambly is breakin' up”. Even though she is tired of trying to hold the family together, she does still try. This shows the amount of caring that Ma Joad has, and later in the story you see how this caring for others has “rubbed off” onto Rose of Sharon.
Quotes:
“Joad leaned toward the driver. 'Homicide,' he said quickly. 'That's a big word – means I killed a guy. Seven years. I'm sprung in four for keepin' my nose clean.' ” - page 13
This phrase is spoken by Tom Joad near the beginning of the story. Tom was released from prison only a day before, and hitched a ride with a pickup driver. Just before Tom gets out, the driver asks why he has the suite on, where he came from, and why he needed a ride. Even though he asked this, he assumed he recently was …show more content…
She thinks this is normal, but suddenly a group of children surround and watch Ma cook the food – like they haven't been fed for days. Ma feels bad and gives the children the little soup that is left over from the meal. The next thing she knows, a lady is coming out of her tent and yelling at Ma for feeding her children. Ma then realizes that the Joads do not even have it the worst as other people. She also realizes that even the poor people can not band together as one. This proves to be another part of the rising action that leads to Tom Joad to split off from the family and start rallying the starving workers to get more workers'
Being tired is an aspect of life that no one can impede. In this novel Ma Joad is one of the main characters that bonds the family, no matter what the costs. She took the hardest hits when Grandma and Grandpa Joad passed, when her future son in law ran away, and when her oldest son ditched the family at a rest stop. She really wanted the family to be as one. All throughout the book she told Tom Joad, her “favorite” boy, that “The fambly is breakin' up”. Even though she is tired of trying to hold the family together, she does still try. This shows the amount of caring that Ma Joad has, and later in the story you see how this caring for others has “rubbed off” onto Rose of Sharon.
Quotes:
“Joad leaned toward the driver. 'Homicide,' he said quickly. 'That's a big word – means I killed a guy. Seven years. I'm sprung in four for keepin' my nose clean.' ” - page 13
This phrase is spoken by Tom Joad near the beginning of the story. Tom was released from prison only a day before, and hitched a ride with a pickup driver. Just before Tom gets out, the driver asks why he has the suite on, where he came from, and why he needed a ride. Even though he asked this, he assumed he recently was …show more content…
She thinks this is normal, but suddenly a group of children surround and watch Ma cook the food – like they haven't been fed for days. Ma feels bad and gives the children the little soup that is left over from the meal. The next thing she knows, a lady is coming out of her tent and yelling at Ma for feeding her children. Ma then realizes that the Joads do not even have it the worst as other people. She also realizes that even the poor people can not band together as one. This proves to be another part of the rising action that leads to Tom Joad to split off from the family and start rallying the starving workers to get more workers'