The novel, The Grapes of Wrath, was written by John Steinbeck. The story begins in Oklahoma on a dusty, dried-up farm during the 1930s. The Great Depression was in full swing, and many people were extremely poor. Because of a bad crop year, many farmers are being forced to give up their homes to large, wealthy banks. Steinbeck tells the story from an omniscient point of view. He attacks major companies taking advantage of the poor and ignorant. Steinbeck states towards the beginning of the book that "the bank--the monster has to have profits all the time. It can't wait. It'll die." His point in writing the novel was to reveal the cold-heartedness of the banks and other major companies.
             Tom Joad has just got out of prison and returns home. He finds his home deserted. Nothing is left but a cat. He finds his family at Uncle John's house. As it turns out, The Joad family has been evicted and lost their home. They fight as hard as they can to keep their land, yet nothing will change. Pa says in the story about the land, "We measured it and broke it up. . . that's what makes it ours--being born on it, working it, dying on it. That makes ownership, not a paper with numbers on it." Still, there is no use. They must leave their home. They plan to travel to California in order to get jobs. They set off with only $200, uncertain of what they will find. They see California as a land of opportunity yet they come to realize that it is not what it seems. On their journey, they stay in a government camp and in their car. They eventually find a job picking but move on after a short period of time. Once their car breaks down, they move to a boxcar. Not only are they very poo!
             r and practically homeless, Tom Joad kills a man and is being hunted by the police. The boxcar, which houses them, floods while Rose of Sharon is giving birth. Because of her malnutrition, she loses her baby. They encounter so many endeavors on their journe...