post 10 of 10 (ch. 28-30) - Griselda

Griselda Casillas
Grapes of Wrath
John Steinbeck

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Hey Julianna, It is sad that this is our last book together, but we worked great! :)

Chapter twenty-eight- I agree with you that it’s sad that Tom has to leave California because he has killed two men. I’m pretty sure that Ruthie didn’t mean to give his brother’s secret away, but she just wanted the girl who was bothering her to stay away because she could defend herself just like her brother did. I think Ma feels really feels unhappy because there hasn’t been anything but trouble since they were traveling to California and arrived there. I think Tom might be thinking of becoming a preacher because he wants to follow Casy’s steps and thinks that everything that Casy said was correct. At least Al is happy in this chapter because he is getting married to a girl names Agnes Wainright, whom he just met a the cotton fields.

Chapter twenty-nine- It seems like things are really going wrong for the poor farmers because the rainstorm is flooding the land and everything. It’s getting out of control because the migrants have to steal food to give it to their families. It’s funny how Steinbeck describes the relationship between the women and husband. For example, the women believe that the men will break, but then it is always the opposite. The men become angrier than ever.

Chapter thirty- this was a very awkward and gloomy ending for the book because the boxcar (where the Joad’s family has been living) has been flooded. The other tragic and heartbroken part is that Rose of Sharon’s baby dies. Also, the Joads don’t have enough food, so they go to a nearby farm where they find a small boy and almost dead dad. I think Rose of Sharon was pleased that she could help a dying person, but I have a feeling that Rose of Sharon’s heart will have an empty gap because her son died and her husband was not with her.