Tom Joad Family In John Steinbeck's The Grapes Of Wrath

The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck is a novel in which shows about how families had to migrate during the Great Depression because they didn't have enough money to survive in their farms. The novel focuses on all the things that are happening to the Joad family, but in particular to Tom because he was the one who was again in charge of his family and took a huge change from how his life previously was. Tom Joad is the main character who developed the most because he is the one that went through the most trouble from the Joad family. The research question under discussion in this essay is to what extent is Tom Joad able to change how he was before leaving to California in The Grapes of Wrath. The significance of this topic is that it deals with the life of Tom after leaving jail and he …show more content…
He starts off as being a guy who really just doesn’t care about his future and just wants to take things day by day only. As the story continues, he starts changing and actually thinks about his future and wants to do something to help others actually get paid and not receive those low-wages that aren’t benefitting the workers. Tom wants there to be fairness for his family and for the rest of the migrant workers as well. The essay will start off by stating how Tom’s character was in the beginning of the novel after being released from prison and meeting Casy, an ex-preacher , who ends up having a big influence on him. The essay will then show how simple and significant events that he had been through had changed him in the novel. There was character development because of his family being there for him, but especially Casy and Ma. The essay will also start off by stating Tom’s opinions and ideas and how that would change throughout the novel for the better. It will also show that Tom changes for the better based on all the experiences that he encountered throughout the