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The Grapes of Wrath Verified Study Material What does Steinbeck describe in chapter 1 ️️planned a trip around the highways of the U.S. from Oklahoma to California. It starts with a family huddled around in there home and considering the options Where was Tom Joed coming from and where w...

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What does Steinbeck describe in chapter 1 ✔️✔️planned a trip around the highways of the U.S. from
Oklahoma to California. It starts with a family huddled around in there home and considering the
options



Where was Tom Joed coming from and where was he going to when he hitched a ride with the road
✔️✔️he was just released from prison after killing a man in self defense with a shovel. he is on his way
to find his Ma and Pa at the family farm to catch them prior to the departure west. (Truck driver picked
him up, was very inquisitive)



What is the turtles most outstanding characteristic ✔️✔️his determination to reach his destination



describe Jim Casey ✔️✔️a small man covered in sinewed muscles. He was previous a preacher before
his excursion into the woods. He used his role as preacher to sleep with little girls saying he was "giving
them the spirit"



what idea did Jim Casey come up with during his thinking time ✔️✔️there is something that all men
and woman love; maybe thats the holy spirit--the human spirit is the holy spirit. all souls are linked to an
oversoul



why was tom in jail and what was his attitude toward his crime ✔️✔️he was in jail for killing a man in
self defense using a shovel. He said he would do it again if someone was attacking him



what was the monster and why couldn't men control it ✔️✔️the monster was the bank and men
couldn't control the bank because it wasn't human. the men working for the bank existed but the bank
itself was its own entity



Describe Muley Graves ✔️✔️a nervous feller who refused to get of the land when he was evicted by
the bank. Sends his family west alone while he stayed behind to raise hell for the policemen who patrol
the fields now controlled by the bank

, what does John feel guilty about ✔️✔️he feels guilty about letting his wife die with a burst appendix.
he blames himself because his wife asked for a doctor and he simply said she "done et' to much"



what is the first thing each of the Joed's wish's to know from Tom the moment he returns home
✔️✔️they wanted to know if he had broken out of prison



describe the relationship between grandma and grandpa ✔️✔️one is incredibly religious while one is
not. both go back and forth torturing each other like children. both are tough as nails



what happened to Noah at his birth ✔️✔️Papa Joed used calipers to pull him out of the womb and
ended up stretching his body out of proportion. examples are his eyes being to far apart and a form of
autism



what does Steinbeck show about the relationship between merchants and the farmers in the chapter
✔️✔️the merchants were sly and used the farmers desperate situations against them to gain a greater
profit. The merchants did not care how they got paid, so long as they could make a quick buck from the
'ignorant' farmers , that they are monsters that need profits.

They are also considered monsters and require profits



what advice did Tom give Ma about worrying about the future ✔️✔️"take it one day at a time and
don't get her hopes to high"



What does pa say about Jim Casey's coming along with the family? what does ma say? does Casey go?
✔️✔️Pa was uncertain if they had substantial resources to feed another mouth. ma says they are
Joeds and it doesn't matter because they always help those in need. Casey does end up going with the
family to California



How did Tom and Ma get Granpa into the truck when he said he did not wish to go with the family
✔️✔️they put medicine into his coffee and drugged him. while asleep they placed him at the top of
the pile of household equipment



who all headed west on the Joed truck ✔️✔️granma, granpa, pa, ma, casey, al, uncle john, Tom, Noah,
Ruthie, Winfield, Rose of Sharon, connie

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