“To the red country and part of the gray country of Oklahoma, the last rains came gently, they did not cut the scarred earth.” The novel of Grapes of Wrath begins with a graphic detail description of the landscape. The land is changing to drought and winds are creating dust bowls. At this time the economy is weak from the devastation of the crops and bankers are being to reclaim their land. Forcing families like the Joads to move westward. The Joads and many other Okis leave behind their home and land. Hoping to seek out a better life in California. With no work in Oklahoma many don’t have a choice. The journey to California in a risky move. Especially, since they have an unstable-used up truck that could break down any moment, in the long
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And all of them was caught in something larger then themselves.” This is the first time we see Steinbeck providing us a different view of the banker. We see the banker as submissive like the truck driver. They don’t want to be cruel creatures but there not giving much of a choice. They’ve no choice but to obey and submit to the orders they were giving. So, their families can eat and sleep at night. They have a boss they have to please so they can keep their jobs. Other economy problem is the car dealership owners. Selling expensive cars to desperate families that are not guarantee to work. They call them jalopies a worn out automobile.
We finally get to meet the whole Joad family. Pa and Ma are the heads of the Joad family. Their eldest son, Noah, has always been slow and quiet. Their teenage son, Al, is more interested in cars and girls than anything else. His knowledge of cars becomes very useful for the family, when traveling west. Their daughter, Rose of Sharon, recently married Connie Rivers and is now expecting her baby. The youngest Joad children, Ruthie and Winfield, are too young to understand everything that is happening. For them, this new life is a big
And all of them was caught in something larger then themselves.” This is the first time we see Steinbeck providing us a different view of the banker. We see the banker as submissive like the truck driver. They don’t want to be cruel creatures but there not giving much of a choice. They’ve no choice but to obey and submit to the orders they were giving. So, their families can eat and sleep at night. They have a boss they have to please so they can keep their jobs. Other economy problem is the car dealership owners. Selling expensive cars to desperate families that are not guarantee to work. They call them jalopies a worn out automobile.
We finally get to meet the whole Joad family. Pa and Ma are the heads of the Joad family. Their eldest son, Noah, has always been slow and quiet. Their teenage son, Al, is more interested in cars and girls than anything else. His knowledge of cars becomes very useful for the family, when traveling west. Their daughter, Rose of Sharon, recently married Connie Rivers and is now expecting her baby. The youngest Joad children, Ruthie and Winfield, are too young to understand everything that is happening. For them, this new life is a big