Bringing it Back

Towards the end of the book in chapter 30, Rose of Sharon decides to suckle a dying man, who's obviously more unfortunate than her, with the milk inside her breast. Then I realized, back in Chapter 26

"I'm learn' one thing good... If you're in trouble or hurt or need - go to the poor people. They're the only ones that'll help - the only ones."

Ma's quote tied back to this very moment (Well, in my opinion it did). Just thought I should let you guys know.

Chapter 18: Ma Joad

One of the chapters that I very much enjoyed was chapter 18 when the family arrived to California. The Joad men are once again informed that there is no employment in California yet they decide not to give up they keep on going. Even though they have been informed twice. Although Noah will no longer be part of there journey there family has to go on . In this chapter I also enjoyed Ma Joads behavior . When The police man entered there tent she was not scared she basically threatened the police man by saying if her men where there they would of hurt the man for his rude behavior and afterwards she told tom "I'd a took a sock at the cop" I love the way Ma Joad acts .

The End

Honestly, I really liked this book because the Joad family fought back against what they thought was unfair. Also, I liked how Rose of Sharon stopped complaining and cared for the dying man. I felt bad for his son because he was caring for him and there was nothing the son could do. My reaction to the ending was bittersweet, but I liked it very much.

Chapter 30-The End

I honestly enjoyed read this novel and learning about the people's struggles during the Dust Bowl. It was amazing to learn about the tragedy through the eyes of the people and not through a textbook. When reading a textbook, you receive only a part of the incident. When reading The Grapes of Wrath, the reader can experience the tragedy on an emotional and personal level. You can't experience this by just reading a textbook.

Chapter 29: Horses vs People

In Chapter 29, there is a comparison made between how the owners of the farms treat their horses and the migrant workers.

" Fella had a team of horses, had to use 'em to plow an' cultivate an' mow, wouldn' 

think a turnin' 'em out to starve when they wasn't workin'. Them's horses—we're men. "

This made me think of our present society. There are plenty of people that are homeless and very few citizens help them out, yet there are thousands of people who donate money to animal shelters and volunteer to help them. Yes, there are people who do both, but it is not uncommon to see that people feel more sympathy for mistreated animals than they do for homeless, jobless humans.

One-Eyed Junkyard Man

After completing the novel, and re-evaluating it. I noticed something that I dismissed the first time I was reading it. The one-eyed junkyard man is a minor character, but I feel as if we can all relate to him. He spends his time complaining about all the negative things in his life. He complains about his looks and his job opportunities. In short, he is always feeling bad for himself. Personally, I can relate to both Tom and this character. Tom is tired of the man's complaints and rants about how he needs to get his life together. On the other hand, the one-eyed man seems to be stuck in the past, and doesn't see that he is limiting himself.

Chapter 24

In this chapter, Pa told a story about mountain men -in Akron, Ohio- working in rubber plants. As the story went along, the towns people apparently hated the "union" and tried exceedingly to run out the migrant workers. All I could think about is Pa seriously told a story based on what's happening currently to him and the rest of the migrant workers and ended it with the "town (California)" never giving the migrant workers/union trouble again. He told a story based on what he'd wished to happen. Could this possible be a foreshadow on what'll happen next and will his story even compare to his near future?

Chapter 16 : Rose Of Sharon

In the study guide for chapter 16 the second question  asks about Rose Of Sharon who is named after a flower refered to in the book of the bible  . Which i looked up on the internet. With that being said I did not truly understood it. I am not the most religious person. Would someone be so kind to help out  and explain just a little bit on the significance in the bible?