Exploration 6

At this point in the story I am most interested in Jim Casy. I am interested in him because he seems to be one of the most round characters in the story. He will go from talking about being a preacher again, to knocking a cop unconscious. It is not knowing what Jim will do next and not knowing what he is thinking that interests me the most about him. He also is going through a identity crisis in which he does not know where he belongs, so I empathize for him the most. This is because all other characters now where they belong and have some sort of plan and their responsibilities, and they all have there family. Jim on the other hand does not have a family, and doesn't know what to do in his life.

"Well, goddamn it, you're goin' the wrong way. We ain't gonna have no goddamn Okies in this town." (Chapter 20) I believe this to be the biggest conflict that arises in these chapters. It shows how the migrant families are not wanted anywhere they go, and are forced to live on the road. It also shows how life is not getting any better the closer they get to California. All these towns have to raise arms to stop people from coming into their town, because the families in the town can not even support their own families.

I believe one of the main themes in these chapters is the industrialization of the farms. This is because all the farms in this region of the country is one of the main sources of income to these families at the time. Now that they are all being bought out by bigger clients the people are losing their jobs and their income. This leaves the people in the position as the Joads, chasing a rumor that their are jobs in other areas of the country. Now the farms are large areas of land which can be owned by businesses or by families. this is because now we have the told that allow a family to farm thousands of acres of land unlike the few they would have done in the past.