In chapter 2 the Grapes of Wrath the truck driver is the opposite of Tom Joad in significant ways.
             The truck driver and Tom Joad have very different emotional responses in Chapter 2. The truck driver in comparison to Tom has many negative responses, and Tom has more positive responses. Their statements reflect on their attitudes and personalities, and distinguish the types of people the truck driver and Tom Joad really are. For example when Tom asked the truck driver for a ride, his immediate response to Tom was "Didn't you see the No Riders sticker in the windshield? Tom responded with a challenging and positive statement, "Sure I seen it. But sometimes a guy'll be a good guy even if some rich bastard makes him carry a sticker. Their first conversation right away, with few words, shows the difference in attitude and emotional responses between Tom and the truck driver. This also shows that Tom can use his positive attitude to manipulate the truck driver into giving him a ride. There are a lot of other small examples given off in chapter 2 to provide evidence of this comparison. Tom uses a lot of thankyou's and encouraging words towards the truck driver. The truck driver uses a lot of "don'ts" and "you "ought'nt to's" in chapter 2 which are all very sour and rude comments that shows that the truck driver reflects more as a person with a negative personality.
             The second way the truck driver is the opposite of Tom Joad is the truck driver is dull and Tom is lively. In chapter 2 Joad is very willing to state who is he, where he has been, and what he has done. The truck driver on the other hand says very little about himself. He doesn't even provide Tom with a name, nor anything else that would signify much about his life, other then the fact that he is a truck driver. Tom's statement, "I'll tell you anything. I ain't hiding nothing", sh...