Sunday, April 24, 2011

G.O.W. Chapter 8

Themes:
Importance of Family, Connection to the land

Characters:

Grandpa

Founder of Joad farm

Grandma

Noah

Oldest son. We get the impression that he’s deformed. He is quiet. Not interested in anything.

Al

Younger brother/mechanic. He is 16, up all night, chasing girls, doesn’t sleep much. He looks up to Tom because he thinks he is cool by killing someone and going to prison.

Rose of Sharon

Younger sister. Married to Connie Rivers.

Ruthie

Younger sister

Winfield

Youngest brother

Uncle John

Pa

Ma

Tom

Jim Casey


Summary:
Tom comes home and at first neither pa or ma recognizes him. He is accepted with a warm family greeting and sits down for breakfast with the family. Then they go to take a look at the truck they will be traveling to california in. It needs work but they are optimistic about the trip.

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