Essays on Ma Joad

John Steinbeck's, The Grapes of Wrath, is about the Joad family, who is forced to leave their home during the Dust Bowl. Thousands of other families in Oklahoma are also forced out of their homes by the "monster", a faceless corporation that also includes the banks. The Joad family begin their journey to California in hopes of a better living condition, a new home, and jobs to support them. Steinbeck uses the character, Ma Joad, to portray the idea of…