The Grapes of Wrath characters
Well, even being the second son of Ma and Pa Joad, this character is the main one in the novel. We get acquainted with him at the beginning of the novel. Immediately we get to know that he has just released from the prison being there for 4 years. Maybe this was the reason why he is a little...
During the creation of this character author of the book, Steinbeck, heavily relied on stereotypes. And after a while, you will know what we mean under those words. Rose is the eldest sister but the third child in Joad’s family. At first glance, we see that she is very cute, kind and sincere...
She is the mother of the big family that consists of six children, husband, Grampa, and Granma. We all know the proverb that behind every strong man is a stronger woman that helps him to rise and overcome all bad situations. She is described as a woman of strong desires and beliefs; she has a...
In this book, Pa Joad is the father of the family, husband of Ma and father of Tom. He is the tenant farmer in Oklahoma, and unfortunately, he was evicted from his land and lots of other farmers who worked very hard to get what they had. Pa is very kindhearted, good, thoughtful, hard-working and...
Uncle John is a lonely older brother of Pa Joad. Uncle John had a lot of bad situations in life, but the last one changed him a lot. During a long period, he felt responsible for the death of his young wife while the last was pregnant for the first time. Now let’s get it, why he felt...
This character appears at the beginning of the novel after Tom Joad meets him. Exactly after this meeting, Casy decides to move with the Joads family. Jim Casy is a reverend in this book. But he is not a typical one with only advantages in his behavior. He also has weaknesses. Talking about...
Al is Tom’s younger brother. He is only sixteen years old. In this book, he is described as a person with the big obsession with cars and girls (now it can be typical for each third man in the Earth). Anyway, he remains combative toward the rest of the family. Al’s character is vain...
Ruthie is of the two smallest children in the Joad’s family. She is twelve years old. She is in that period when a girl wants to be a little one, and at the same time, she starts becoming a lady. In her character we see both – something wild, grim-faced, and serious girl in her very...
Winfield is 10 years old boy with typical behavior for the boy of this age. He is active, boisterous and playful. Together with his sister Ruthie, they adapt to the trip easily. Of course, we don’t want to say that they are not shaken at all. For example, a situation with the dog. We all...
This boy is the eldest child in the family. He left the impression of being the child that was born unpredictably. He was born like a normal boy everything was okay with his head, his body, his legs, and his mind; but no misshapen member could be recalled. Once when Pa Joad was left alone with the...
He is the family’s initial patriarch. To understand how old he is the author even described that he and his wife sleep in the barn because they need to wake up very often during the night to use the bathroom. This personage is the head of the family and, as you see, a very old man at the...
The Granma is the matriarch of the whole family. She and the husband – Grampa Joad were the first who began farming on the land that Pa has lost. She is described as a very wise and kind woman, though sometimes her behavior seems to be strange, and we will describe it to you with examples...
Connie is Rose of Sharon's husband. He is nineteen years old, and he dreams to start going to school in California and work there on the radio. Those big dreams are a little bit too big to happen, but about this later. Connie is in love with Rose of Sharon. He wants to do everything to make...
Muley is a crazy old guy. In the book, he is a big friend of the Joad family. These two families had the same desire – to leave. Once he lost his house, land, and everything he liked. After that lost his wife and their children decided to run away and begin living from the beginning in...
This is a migrant couple which appears in the book when Joads met them on the first night of their journey. Joads were looking for a place to sleep and accidentally found them. Wilson’s car went broken, and Al Joad helps to fix it. When Granpa unpredictably dies of a stroke, they kindly...
We didn’t know and didn’t hear a word about this family up to the end of the novel. They appear right before the ending. What do we know about them? Well, nothing much, but no matter what, this family deserves our attention as well. They were the migrant family who was looking for some...
Well, when it comes to the heroes we do not have a lot of information it becomes a little bit hard to find out moments where we can see the depth of their characters. What facts do we know? Agnes is sixteen years old girl. She loves her family and likes spending time outside. She is lovely...
On Saturday morning at the Weedpatch, the community prepares for the party. Everyone bathes and puts on their best clothes. What about Ezra? Well, he plays a major role here. He is elected as a head of the Central Committee at Weedpatch. That is why all the responsibility was on him. The Central...
Willie Eaton is the minor character in this book. He appears in the episode with dance, and he wasn’t and will not appear in the novel again. Truly saying his role in the book isn’t important at all. Who will be interested in such a small hero without big importance and role...
For people who read the book it will not be a surprise to know that Tom was chosen to be a bouncer on the Saturday dance. And he was really lucky to get such a position. He gets acquainted with a super cool man whose name is Jule Vitela, who, by the way, is half Cherokee. Tom and this half Cherokee...