Ma Jad Family In The Grapes Of Wrath

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The Grapes of Wrath Over the time period of history there have been many books written about the griefs and troubles of men. Many with very different problems and views but none with such the stature of The Grapes of Wrath. The Grapes of Wrath is a novel written by John Steinbeck in 1939. This novel tells the story of the Joad family and their conflicts during the Great Depression during their voyage to California. The Joad family, do not blend into the society of the 1930’s or the era known as The Great Depression. Through the family's alienation, Steinbeck shows the views and morals of the 1930’s society and how it affected the migrants of its time. The reader meets Tom Joad at the very beginning of the book, Tom Joad is the main character of the book. Tom,…show more content…
Ma joad even being a women was the back bone of the family. She supported the family through hard and troubled times. In the 1930s gender was a big thing, women were looked upon as weaker than the man. An example how Ma Joad was strong for the family was when Grandma Joad died, she died and no one knew but Ma. She held Grandma all night just to get through the boarder inspection. Ma didn't even say a word. The action of a women being stronger than the man was rare during this time normally the women would look to the men for support. ( the men were silent and they did not move often. and the women came out of the houses to stand beside their men. to feel whether this tie the men would break. the women studied the mens faces secretly... page 6) Steinbeck used the alienation of the Joad family to express the views and morals of the 1930s society and how it affected the migrants of its time. Each character in the book holds an important part in expressing the life and difficulties of the migrants. The life of the Great depression was a difficult one indeed. It was full of unfulfilment and inequality, among gender, and

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