EXPANSION OF VIEWPOINT As the novel The Grapes of Wrath progresses, the Joads progress from a concern only for themselves and their own personal welfare to a concern for all the people in the world. This is accompanied by the disintergration of the smaller family unit which is replaced by the larger world family of the migrant people. This shift from individual thinking to wide spread thinking is most directly seen in the actions of Tom Joad. When we first ... couldn't take leaving his home. He is the first family member to leave the family. At the same time though, the joining with the Wilso...

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