Part one of term paper
The Grapes of Wrath, a novel by John Steinbeck, exposes the desperate conditions under which the migratory farm families of America during the 1930's live under. The novel tells of the Joad family's migration west to California through the great economic depression of the 1930's. The tries and tribulations of the Joad family stretches to a g ...

Part two of term paper
... The first sign of the family's selfish behavior is the death of grandpa Joad. He was a man of great pride, and though he longed to taste of the grapes of California, his stubbornness not to leave home may have caused his death, but his lack of concern for his family shows that he did not care for much else other than himself and the farm. Yet along the trip there are many members of the family that stand out in self-conceit. One person is Tom Joad, one of Ma and Pa Joad's children. He has recently ...