... efforts, John still is not able to console himself. When they get to Uncle John's house, Tom reunites with his family. Pa and Ma Joad are also there, along with Grandma and Grandpa Joad, and his brothers. Ma and Pa do not notice that Tom is there until he tells them that he is on parole. Ma is worried that prison ... in desperate need of medial attention. He therefore let's them cross into the valley. Later, Ma tells the family that Grandma has been dead, even before the inspection. Because Ma and Pa Joad do not have enough money for a burial for Grandma Joad, they drop her body off in ...

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... of the book she represents the family's new hope. The baby she is carrying is responsible for many decisions and shifts in the family's hierarchal structure. Only after Grandpa and Grandma Joad dies does Rose of Sharon ride in the cab of the truck. Because she is pregnant she is able to sit in the truck next to the driver. Sitting ... not have known that this would happen. She uses her growing power in the family to keep the families spirits up. One family member she has no control over is Grandma, after Grandpa's death she never recovers from the trauma and falls ill. It is Ma that kee...

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... across the country to the "promised" land where ignorance leads the Joad family to search for the American dream in the long lost land of California. Problems transpire contiguously as Grandma and Grandpa Joad die, their vehicle breaks down, money becomes a non-existent necessity, Tom gets into trouble after killing Casy's murderer, and the sickly, whiny daughter, Rose of Sharon, gives ... birth to a dead baby because of malnutrition. Grandma and Grandpa Joad cannot endure the difficult journey in the beginning, hence, at their old age, rot away in the back of the vehicle. When the vehi...

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• Grade Level: High School