... all "Okies" on their way to California. The opening chapter describes the lives of farm owners dealing with the drought in Oklahoma along with a dust storm. "Men stood by their fences and looked at the ruined corn, drying fast now, only a little green showing through the film of dust. The men were silent and they did not move often (3)." In the ... men simply obey. By chapter seventeen, communities have started to form as families camp together, and it becomes clear that each person has certain rights, such as a right to food, privacy, and nosiness. All of these foreshadow the future. A...

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