The Joads, as well as thousands of other families, were forced to leave the homes they lived in and the lands they farmed on for many generations (Hinton 1). ... Young family members often times took to the roads and the rails on their own fearing that they were a burden to be taken care of for their families. ... Steinbeck makes it a point to show how the Joads are only one of many families enduring these hardships as it was apparent that friends and other families were taking the same journey. The loss of family members such as when Grandpa dies on the trip was not an uncommon occurrence...

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