omplete his transformation. Tom then encounters a new struggle; as he starts to work in California he realizes that the government is treating these migrant workers unfairly. In a campground, called Hooverville, he learns from a man named Fred Knowls that in California, one must act "bull-simple," he must speak ramblingly and incoherently in order to convince the policeman that he is an unthreatening idiot. Tom also discovers that those who discuss organization against the government in California will be labeled "red," dragged off by the police and are put on a "blacklist," which ensures that they will never find work. Jim Casy, the preacher, discusses the injustice of the situation with Tom and wonders what he can do to help the suffering people. As the men are discussing this, a contractor comes along with a cop announcing that there will be work in Tulare County. Fred tells the man they are not interested in a job with wages that are that written on paper. They are not interested in wages that are so low; they will not even be able to feed their family on a
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