Survival In John Steinbeck's The Grapes Of Wrath

A man, named Tom Joad, was finally released from a state prison in Oklahoma after serving his years for a conviction of manslaughter. On his way home back to his family he runs into a man named Jim Casy, a former preacher. A neighbor walks by and tells them that the family is packing up to head to California to find work because they have been tractored off their land. In John Steinbeck's book, The Grapes of Wrath, demonstrates the life and hardships families faced during the periods of time of the “Dust Bowl” and Great Depression.
Throughout the book, Steinbeck displays many themes and symbols that are there but are hard to see. Family is a major theme and a mean of survival in the book. The Joad family shows loyalty and commitment to each