In John Steinbeck 's The Grapes of Wrath, we see the Dust Bowl, as a whole, affect the character of the entire Joad family in various aspects during the westward migration towards California. The Dust Bowl affects the Joads in numerous ways as they travel through dried up state of Oklahoma. We see the characters’ ideas and thoughts develop and mature, and others’ become more immature and puerile.
Author Edwin Quinn says that “At the camp, the family learns the value of collective social action, but the lack of work in the area forces them to continue their trip, bringing Tom into contact with striking workers.”, where he analyses the family’s collectiveness and how they begin to learn to work with one another eventually leading to Tom’s acquaintance with the other migrant workers. It is visible how the westward movement changes the ideas of the Joads. Steinbeck shows his readers the transition of the various characters from the Joad family as they travel together across the nation. Authors Jeffrey Schultz and Luchen Li say “‘Pa Joad 's brother in The Grapes of Wrath. Depicted as "the …show more content…
Various authors display their perspectives of the story. Numerous members of the Joad family are displayed as dynamic characters by the various authors. Steinbeck shows his readers their constant struggles, and how they eventually learn to come together as a family and work together to overcome it. Finally, author Matthew J. Bruccoli says “The sustaining force of the family is an important theme in The Grapes of Wrath, though Steinbeck 's definition of family expands to include all suffering humans.” The author specifically talks about how the family changes from being individuals who only looked out for themselves to becoming a collective family who were always there for one-another and even went out-of-the-way to help
Author Edwin Quinn says that “At the camp, the family learns the value of collective social action, but the lack of work in the area forces them to continue their trip, bringing Tom into contact with striking workers.”, where he analyses the family’s collectiveness and how they begin to learn to work with one another eventually leading to Tom’s acquaintance with the other migrant workers. It is visible how the westward movement changes the ideas of the Joads. Steinbeck shows his readers the transition of the various characters from the Joad family as they travel together across the nation. Authors Jeffrey Schultz and Luchen Li say “‘Pa Joad 's brother in The Grapes of Wrath. Depicted as "the …show more content…
Various authors display their perspectives of the story. Numerous members of the Joad family are displayed as dynamic characters by the various authors. Steinbeck shows his readers their constant struggles, and how they eventually learn to come together as a family and work together to overcome it. Finally, author Matthew J. Bruccoli says “The sustaining force of the family is an important theme in The Grapes of Wrath, though Steinbeck 's definition of family expands to include all suffering humans.” The author specifically talks about how the family changes from being individuals who only looked out for themselves to becoming a collective family who were always there for one-another and even went out-of-the-way to help