Part one of term paper
The American Dream and the hardships of finding it As the Joads leave Oklahoma they must endure the long trip to come. Many things can go wrong with the trip and many things do go wrong with the trip. Hopes of California may be shattered arrive there. Many people have said " why are you going to California every thing is gone no more land t ...

Part two of term paper
... the attendant asks them if they have the money to pay for the gas they are pumping. Tom gets rather angry at this remark and tells the attendant "why do you stereo type us?" Tom soon realizes, after being shown around the station that the attendant and his family will probably be move soon also because he is in the same situation. Continuing on the trip they encounter another hardship; the Wilson's car breaks down. This is another large set back for the family because it may split them up. A ...