Grapes Of Wrath 8

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migrate west to California, with the other sharecroppers, in the hopes of finding work and land. The trip is filled with hardships. Grampa Joad, who had not wanted to leave the family farm, dies of a stroke the first night of the trip. This foreshadows how their trip is going to go the entire way. They borrow a quilt from the Wilsons, another family of sharecroppers who the Joads have met along the road, and bury Grampa. They pair up with the Wilson family and head on. Next, Granma Joad gets sick and keeps getting sicker as they head west. An important part of the plot is when Ma explains to Granma that they must keep moving west and make it across the desert because they are almost out of money. This shows how the migrant workers had to be determined and keep moving toward what they wanted, no matter what the cost may be. Granma knew that and so did Ma. Granma dies and Ma tells the rest of the family the next morning that she is dead. On page 203 it states:
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work for a little bit in a peach orchard for low wages. Tom’s friend Jim Casy leads a strike against the orchard owners because of the low pay. Some opposing men come and kill Casy and Tom then kills one of the men. Tom takes off to hide and the family is off on the road again. One of Tom’s brothers brags about Tom killing a guy, so Tom has to go on the run again. His good character is shown by the fact that he is willing to work for the cause that Jim had started and wants to get better wages for workers.
Their troubles continue when Rose of Sharon, Tom’s sister, goes into labor and gives birth during a flood to a baby who is dead. After the floodwaters go ...

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