Ma Joad plays a primary role in the novel, The Grapes of Wrath, by John Steinbeck. ... In addition, the Joads stop to rest at a camp where Ma cooks stew for her family. ... Ma is ultimately the only one in the Joad family that keeps the family going. ... Pa mentions in the novel Ma's great importance to the Joad family... In John Steinbeck's novel, The Grapes of Wrath, Ma displays the leader of the Joad family. ...
From the beginning, Steinbeck immediately establishes Ma Joad as the center building block of family unity. ... After listening to Ma Joad, Casy is filled with admiration for Ma's extraordinary strength and persistence: "All night long an" she was alone there's a woman so great with love-she scares me. ... Because Ma Joad is thoroughly familiar with the personality of each member and treats them accordingly, she is able to effectively manage the family. ... In her persistence efforts to keep her family together for survival in a time of geographical displacement and economic insta...
Grandpa Joads death affected the entire family in one way or another. Granma Joad was really sad after he had died, and from that point on in the novel, Granma Joad was never really herself again. When Grandpa Joad died, a piece of Granma Joad died too and this was the beginning of the family starting to split apart. ... Ma' was absolutely stunned when Tom told her this and this is the time in the novel when Ma' was almost at her breaking point. ... This worried and scared Ma' immensely. ...
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. ... Soon after they leave for California, a new, more mature Tom Joad comes into the picture. ... Tom helps the family emotionally - especially Ma - with their problems. He comforts Ma when members die, and assures her that everything will be fine. ... Tom Joad transforms in the novel, The Grapes Of Wrath. ...
The Joad family decided to move to California because of an advertisement Ma Joad received advertising jobs picking crops. ... When the Joads finally get on the road, they experience much traffic on the highway because lots of other farmers received the same ad Ma Joad received. ... Ma Joad became the strong person in the family and held the family together during their trip. ... The power passed to Ma, but Tom was the student. ... Because Pa Joad crumbled under the pressure of failure, Ma Joad gained strength and helped her family survive. ...
Characters: In this story, Tom Joad is the protagonist; he is Ma and Pa Joad's favorite son. ... Pa and Ma Joad are also there, along with Grandma and Grandpa Joad, and his brothers. ... Tom and Jim suggest that they could stay behind to repair it, but Ma Joad refused to split up the family. ... Because Ma and Pa Joad do not have enough money for a burial for Grandma Joad, they drop her body off in a coroner's office. ... The middle was saddening because Ma Joad wanted the family to stay together, but they ended up splitting up or dying. ...
This is shown by the things that Ma Joad burns before they left. Next Grampa Joad died because he couldn't take leaving his home. ... The Joads have to leave her for a pauper's burial. ... The growth of the world family is shown when Ma shares her food with the other people's children. ... Now Ma realizes that the family doesn't come first anymore when she said to Mrs. ...
Muley introduces the conflict of the story to Joad and Casy who have both been away and missed the migration. ... Chapters 1, 3, and 5 serve as a different view of life during the migration, a view different than that of the Joad family. ... What are the most important characteristics of Ma and Pa and of the grandparents? ... What does Ma's burning of the old stationery box illustrate? Ma, being used to the life in Texas, feels that California might be a bit much for her country raised family. ...
the Joad family had to abandon their home and their livelihoods. ... We see and example of this when the Joads stayed at one of the tent sites. ... I feel that Grandpa Joad is an important person to talk about. ... One thing that I found to be true is something that Ma Joad said and that is, "if your in trouble or hurt or need to poor people. ... We also take a look at Ma Joad, and as we know the Joads do not have a lot of money but Ma Joad still tries to give the little that she has to the children who have nothing. ...
the Joad family had to abandon their home and their livelihoods. ... We see and example of this when the Joads stayed at one of the tent sites. ... I feel that Grandpa Joad is an important person to talk about. ... One thing that I found to be true is something that Ma Joad said and that is, "if your in trouble or hurt or need to poor people. ... We also take a look at Ma Joad, and as we know the Joads do not have a lot of money but Ma Joad still tries to give the little that she has to the children who have nothing. ...
Ma Joad, Tom's mother, was the one who kept the family together. ... After he returns, Tom and Ma start to discuss California. ... Ma does not like the idea of anyone splitting up the family. ... During a routine agricultural check, an officer tells Ma that he needs to unload the vehicle, but Ma implies that Grandma needs immediate medical attention, which the officer falls for and lets them go. ... As Ma makes a stew, hungry children gather around her and she tries to shoo them away unsuccessfully. ...
The first person Tom sees is his Pa, who insists on surprising Ma with his arrival. ... Ma then slips some sleeping syrup into Granpa's drink, and the Joad family begins their journey to California. ... Meanwhile, the Wilsons and Joads are "in flight" crossing New Mexico. ... Ma decides that they need to leave the camp to find work. ... When all of the boxcar inhabitants take Ma's advice to find higher land, everyone rushes into an old barn, only to find a boy who tells Ma that his father is starving. ...
After a short time they go together to find the Joad family. ... Ma replies "" It's women's work."" "" It's all work," the preacher [Casy] replied. ... Casy's beliefs are passed on after his death to Tom Joad, Rose of Sharon, and Ma Joad. ... Also Casy's philosophies rubbed off on Ma. This really shows when Ma says, "" If you"re in trouble or hurt or need- go to poor people. ...
The Joad family is forced from their home when the crops do not grow and money becomes short. ... Ma is one of the first who changes. ... Now through the rest of the book, Ma is the head of the family. She tells the Joads what is going to be done and where they're going. ... However, on the road Ma become stronger than he is and takes control. ...
Unfortunately for the Joads, California does anything but solve their problems. ... Eventually, the Joads" find a government-run camp in which they pick fruit. ... After this, the Joads once again set out to find new work. ... When Ruthie tells a girl in the camp that Tom killed the police officer, Ma Joad goes off to find and warn Tom. ... Ma Joad realizes that Rose of Sharon is producing milk for her dead child and takes everyone else outside. ...
We then meet Tom Joad who hitchhikes his way home. ... Ma drugs him and they carry him to the car. ... The Joads decide to go on without them to California. ... Ma does not tell anyone of her death until they get out of the desert because she knows they must continue. ... Ma hurries to the cave to tell Tom, he decides that he is going to continue what Jim Casey did. ...
These women of faith were Ma Joad and Mrs. ... Ma and Mrs. ... Ma is a very sensitive woman, and loves her family dearly. ... Despite the Joads family just settling in to that area, it was insisted upon that everything was to be packed up immediately, and they would be on their way before the sun set. ... Bentley and Ma Joad have a story to tell. ...
It is this concern that illustrates Rose of Sharon's transformation from misfit to Madonna through the Joad's journey. Rose of Sharon incessantly asks Ma Joad ifit?... Her selfish antics and complaints are patiently absorbed by Ma, who tolerates her primarily because of her condition. ... She tells Ma of Connie's plans for California, which have nothing to do with the situation at that moment. ... However, instead of concentrating on the Joad family crises, she diverts her worries fully to her baby once again. ...
These farmers were forced to either rent their land or move, as the Joads do in Grapes. ... In The Grapes of Wrath, Steinbeck's social philosophy is expressed primarily by Jim Casy, acted on by Ma Joad, and eventually realized by Tom Joad (CliffsNotes 10). ... In the book, Ma Joad exemplifies this belief when she says "We"re the people we go on" (Steinbbeck ). ... He is immediately accepted by the twelve Joads, who symbolize Jesus" disciples. ... Tom even tells Ma "Seems like I can see him sometimes" (Steinbeck 572). ...
As the emotional and physical backbone of the Joad family, Ma demonstrates her leadership skills throughout the journey to California. ... "Ma's face blackened with anger. ... Ma, we wanna live in a town."... The Joad family had to abandon their home and their livelihoods. ... The novel shows how the Joad family deals with moving to California. ...
In the Scene when Tom Joad and Jim Casy are walking to his house, when Tom has just returned from jail, is completely taken over by the scenery. ... Also, when the Joad family finally reaches a farm in which they can find work and they pass through the gathering of fellow migrant workers, even though there is no color you can almost feel the brown dirt in the air and yellow tint to their old clothing. ... Ma and Pa Joad are supposed to represent the old way of life. ...
The Joad family traveled thousands of miles together and their bonds strengthened as a result. ... The Joads helped all that they could, while they were helped by all that could help them. ... In the government camp, and every camp the Joads called home, the family was part of a bigger family. In the boxcar camp, the Joads became close with the Wainwrights, who helped birth Rose of Sharon's baby. ... Lastly, the barn in the last chapter from the book provided refuge from the rain for Rose of Sharon and Ma. ...
The Joad family set out on a journey not knowing what to look for like many historians of the past. ... The Joad family expected to travel West in search for their dreams yet didn"t realize the turmoil they would have to go through. ... This suggests the contentment, freedom, and the goal for which the Joad family strives. ... Ma is another character that shows much strength. ... The Joad family went through a tough journey but their spirit, strength, and unity kept them a family and capable of moving on. ...
It is very similar to the bond which the Joad family has in The Grapes of Wrath. ... In The Grapes of Wrath, the Joads lived in this particular region, in Oklahoma. ... Ma Joad is an exemplary woman of strength, dedication, conviction, and love. ... Even as they break up along the way, Ma's "rise to power" and Rose of Sharon's coming of age all show what an important part of migrant life the family is. ... He has a special to John Steinbeck in that he wrote an adaptation of The Grapes of Wrath as a song titled "Tom Joad". ...
An example of this is when the Joads ran into a man on the road, which lead them to work (this is the stunning sunset). Then once the Joads got the job, they realized that it wasn't as good as it looked (this is the fading away to darkness). ... Text-to-Self Connection Tom Joad is leaving the rest of the family and he is having a parting word with Ma Joad. ...
