Ma joad is a very important figure in the Joad family. She imposes leadership in her family, guides their family to their best decicions and holds them together.
"Ma Joad exhibits exelent self-control during the sufferings and frustrations of the Joad's journey. Ma knows that she is the backbone of the family, and that they will survive only if she remains calm. Ma keeps her self-control when Ruthie tells some children about Tom's secret. The family becomes nervous and enraged over the situation, but Ma restores order by handling the situation in a calm and collected manner. If Ma were to ever show fear, the family would most likely collapse."
Ma Joad as Leader in The Grapes of Wrath." 123HelpMe.com. 01 Oct 2008 http://www.123HelpMe.com/view.asp?id=17076.
An example of how "Okies" were discriminated.
The dust in the "dust bowl" elevated enourmous amounts of dust which destroyed crops
Image of the dust bowl
The conditions in which migrant farmers had to travel
Grapes of Wrath
The migrant workers traveled in harsh conditions
photo of the " Okies"
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