... it so difficult to obtain work in California? Why do wages fall? What keeps the men from uniting? What advice does Floyd Knowles give? How is Rose of Sharon affected by all of this? It is difficult for the Okie's to obtain work in California for two reasons. The first being the Californians fear of Okies, ... river that he was the cause of his wife's death. Connie leaves stating that he should have "stayed home and studied tractors" (Steinbeck 372) when Rose of Sharon insulted him. 4.What does Ma Joad mean when she says "Why, we're the people. We go on."? Ma Joad reassures Tom by tellin...

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... physical journey as it is spiritual, however. Although the whole family took part in this spiritual journey, Tom Joad's growth in insight and Rose of Sharon's maturation are the main focuses of Steinbeck's novel. The Grapes of Wrath was full of obstacles that the Joad family had to overcome in order ... not have been enough money. To make matters even worse, the family had to suffer through malnutrition, which along with harsh living conditions, caused Rose of Sharon to deliver a stillborn child. The Grapes of Wrath was not only a physical journey, but a very spiritual one as well. In t...

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... there that they feel their fiduciary troubles will end. Unfortunately for the Joads, California does anything but solve their problems. Tom's grandparents die en route, Tom's younger sister, Rose of Sharon, is pregnant and thinks she might lose the baby, jobs become difficult to find, and all the camps are full of people in similar or worse situations. This new wave ... . He plans on uniting the workers into a union. A long rain floods the region and makes living in their boxcar hard as it could easily by washed away. After Rose of Sharon gives birth to a stillborn child, the Joads decid...

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... like dirty drawers 'mongst nice folks. No. Ain't goin'....Go ri' 'long. I ain't no good. I ain't no good. Jus' a-draggin' my sins, a-dirtyin' ever'body." (305). "For a minute Rose of Sharon sat still in the whispering barn. Then she hoisted her tired body up and drew the comfort about her. She moved slowly to the corner and stood looking down at ... the wasted face, into the wide, frightened eyes. Then slowly she lay down beside him. He shook his head slowly from side to side. Rose of Sharon loosened one side of the blanket and bared her breast. "You got to," she said. She squirmed clos...

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... to the hungry children after serving her family. Lastly, at the end of the novel. Ma and Rose of Sharon found an old starving man. Ma has the same idea as Rose of Sharon to feed the old man milk from Rose of Sharon's breast. Ma is ultimately the only one in the Joad family that keeps the family going. She is determined ... ...

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... is all in their mind. They are concerned that he broke out of jail, when really he got out on parole. Moreover, Tom finds out that his sister, Rose of Sharon, is married to a guy named Connie and is pregnant. Right before supper, Grandma Joad, a devoutly religious woman, has Casy bless the food even though he is not a preacher. The next ... that traveling together would suit both families best. They travel for two days and on the third night they stop at an encampment and stay for the night. Rose of Sharon decides to tell Ma that Connie and her are going to live in the city so he can st...

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... , and every camp the Joads called home, the family was part of a bigger family. In the boxcar camp, the Joads became close with the Wainwrights, who helped birth Rose of Sharon's baby. However, in addition to broken family relations, not all relationships formed were pleasant ones. The migrants were pushed off of their land by the banks, or monsters, of the ... . The boxcar camp provided a roof over each family's head in a small boxcar. Lastly, the barn in the last chapter from the book provided refuge from the rain for Rose of Sharon and Ma. Whether luxurious or derisory, the Joads" adap...

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... tribes of (Californians). We can find other symbols and parallels from the Bible: Rosasharn`s giving her breast to the starving man; Jim Casy (Jesus Christ); uncle John sets Rose of Sharon`s stillborn child in an old apple crate (like Moses in the basket); as the Israelites received the new Law, so the migrants develop new laws. Another symbol in the novel ... fall, the truck, the goods and the box-car must be abandoned, Rosasharn`s baby is born dead, they find a starving man instead of food. Then the miracle happens: Rose of Sharon offers her breast to the old farmer and gives him new ...

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... her feet. She stooped to the utensil box and picked out the iron skillet."(chapter18) Another situation where Ma's control is used is when they are traveling and Rose of Sharon talk's about living with Connie in a town. "Well, we talked all about it, me an' Connie. Ma, we wanna live in a town."(chapter17) After hearing her story, Ma became in ... shock, proclaiming "We don' want you to go way from us. It ain't good for folks to break up."(chapter17) Ma demonstrates her leadership and love by telling Rose of Sharon that she should stay with the family and not go off with Connie and begin...

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... book. The middle was saddening because Ma Joad wanted the family to stay together, but they ended up splitting up or dying. The ending was really strange, though. Rose of Sharon sees an ill man who can no longer eat, so she lets him drink from her breast. But other than that, I enjoyed it....

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... strength of the human spirit under stress and the dreadful conditions the Joad family suffered. The Joad family began with Ma, Pa, Granpa, Granma, Tom, Al, Ruthie, Connie, Rose of Sharon, Winfield, Uncle John and Casey a former preacher. Whilst on the road they meet the Wilsons who let the Joad's use their tent when Granpa was dying. Many other characters drift ... ...

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