Wednesday, June 22, 2016

Chapter 6 The Joads prepare to go to California

In chapter 6 , Tom and Jim Casy come across Muley Graves. Muley tells Tom that his family home got demolished by the Willy Freeley's Tractor , and now they are staying at Uncle John's house. Muley also tells Tom that his family is preparing to go to California. "Well, they been choppin' cotton, all even the kids an' your grampa.... Gettin' money together so they can shove on west.... Gonna buy a car and shove on west where it's easy livin'" (Steinbeck, 1939, p. 46). This quote shows how Tom's family is preparing to go to California by chopping up cotton for money. The whole family is working so they can afford a car, and go west in two weeks. The family believe that by going west they will find jobs and have easier lives. Some conflicts that may arise if all the families are moving to California is the jobs might run out.There might not be enough opportunities for the number of families going to California.
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  1. AnonymousJune 22, 2016 at 2:26 PM

    Yes I agree. With all the families moving to California there might not be enough jobs, space. It will get overcrowded with all of the families moving to California. A problem indeed.

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    1. AnonymousJune 22, 2016 at 4:42 PM

      Yeah Adam, with all the families going to California, the state will be crowded with migrants looking for work.

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  2. AnonymousJune 23, 2016 at 12:04 PM

    Another problem these people could face would be prejudice. Like many people today with immigrants, the Californains could be upset that the Oklahomans are "taking their jobs." This could cause tension between the Oklahomans and Californians, and maybe even provoke Tom to attack later in the book.

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    1. AnonymousJune 23, 2016 at 4:08 PM

      Yeah, I can see how you came to that conclusion. Yeah, just like how some of the Californian call the people from Oklahoma and other areas "Okies".

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  3. AnonymousJuly 5, 2016 at 10:29 PM

    Yeah I agree. With so many people migrating there is bound to be discrimination, lack of jobs, overcrowded cities and a lower standard of living.

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  4. AnonymousJuly 14, 2016 at 4:10 PM

    I agree. California may even become overpopulated by the amount of families traveling there.

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