In the classic novel, The Grapes of Wrath, the Joad family, who was evicted from their land, decides to migrate out west to California for a chance at survival. ... An example of character development is a character that evolves from self indulgence into caring about his or her family, and then finally society. ... At the end of the novel, Rose of Sharon was the only character who did not complete the cycle of character development. ... All the other characters complete the cycle of character development thus implying she will as well. ... John Steinbeck utilizes various techniques in cr...

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The Glass Menagerie and The Grapes of Wrath are works of literature set in this time period. ... Tom Joad in The Grapes of Wrath and Tom Wingfield in The Glass Menagerie are both young adults who are forced with the pressure of leading and supporting their families during the Great Depression, while attempting to discover who they are. ... Both characters seem to lose their tempers very easily. ... The similarities of these characters set up an interesting character foil. The turning point of both the play, The Glass Menagerie and the novel, The Grapes of Wrath reveal that the Tom of each ...

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