Part one of term paper
The Grapes of Wrath is about the Joad family’s flight from their repossessed Oklahoma farmlands in search of the dreamland of California: a place where you can eat all the fruit you want and where work is plentiful. It begins with Tom Joad, the oldest son, getting out of prison only to find that farms have been abandoned because the banks ...

Part two of term paper
... named the Wilsons. Granpa dies of a heart attack in the Wilson’s tent, and the two families decide to help each other during the trip. The Wilson’s car breaks down, and there is a moral dilemma. Al (Tom’s brother) and Tom want everyone else to keep going while they stay back and fix the car, but Ma refuses because she doesn’t want the family to split up. The family stops at a rest area to sleep, and after the car is fixed, Al, Tom, and Casy join them. During this time, a man who’s alread ...