This description portrays the Joad family's home suffering from abandonment when they leave their country home life for better opportunities in the west. ... The Joad family prepares for the difficult journey across the country to the "promised" land where ignorance leads the Joad family to search for the American dream in the long lost land of California. ... Grandma and Grandpa Joad cannot endure the difficult journey in the beginning, hence, at their old age, rot away in the back of the vehicle. When the vehicle breaks down, the Joad family gets overcharged for parts that don't fu...

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• Grade Level: High School