embers of the Joad family who had not lived a lifetime there and sweated over the land. Winfield and Ruthie were happy for the excitement of packing up and moving to a new place. Grampa tried to convince himself how wonderful California would be, but leaving broke his heart and probably led to his death.
             I like to think how nice it's gonna be, maybe, in California. Never cold. An' fruit ever'place, an' people just bein' in the nicest places, little white houses in among the orange trees. I wonder- that is, if we all get jobs an' all work- maybe we can get one of them little white houses. An' the little fellas go out an' pick oranges right off the tree. (Steinbeck 124)
             The Israelites were excited but reluctant about moving. They were glad to be leaving slavery, but sad to be leaving their homeland and unsure of what lay ahead. When times were hard, they would often whine about how they woul
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