... good and evil. Although the story allows the reader to mentally picture the scenes and the movie does the depicting for the viewer, there are several similarities in each script. Some of these similarities are the way the characters are depicted and the final scene. There are several incongruous scenes between the short story and the way the movie unfolds. The differences are the amount of time that is spent on the character development, also ... speak, stars and stripes came right out of the sky...and when he argued a case, he could turn on the harps of the blessed and the shaking of t...

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• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

... is reluctant to do so. He works by himself when the Joad family is preparing to leave for the West, and his conversations with Jim Casey show that Tom Joad is at first a self-oriented man. Yet, this changes quite soon. Soon after they leave for California, a new, more mature Tom Joad comes into the picture. He is now a family-oriented who works hard for ... as doing his own tasks with the family. He works for the family's well-being as well. Tom helps the family emotionally - especially Ma - with their problems. He comforts Ma when members die, and assures her that everything will be fi...

• Word Count: 718
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School