the hard times. In The Grapes of Wrath, Ma quotes:
             The money we make wouldn't do no good...All we got is this family unbroke. Like a bunch a cows, when the lobos are ranging, stick all together. I ain't scared while we're all here, all that's alive, but I ain't gonna see us bust up...but I'm a-goin' cat-wild with this here piece a bar-arn if my own folks busts up (Steinbeck 231).
             As long as the family sticks together, Ma, along with the other family members, could remain strong and full of hope. Other members of the family, such as Rose of Sharon, are seen to have some s
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