notes for final

Men returning from California->giving up- going home to starve all at once instead of little by little

Exodus, movement from okla, they are slaves to the bank and to the land
Moses, - Grandma and Grandpa
The Plague- not being able to grow anything
Jesus- Casy-
Judas (desiphal that sells jesus to the romans)- Willy Freely, Crashers at the Dance
Handbills- false hopen
Joads truck- symbolizes the family and there connect to each other
Highway 66- Road to the promise land
Turtle- People verses moloch
Weedpatch- socialtist community, people who live there take care of everything. self regulated. Run by the Okie workers, self regulated, financed by the US Government, Socialism
Hooverville-Squatter's settlement, no- one has any rights, the community is burned own again and again, Police can come in anytime with false charges
Ranch- Prison, Owned and ran by a corporation, box like houses that are dirty, guards everywhere, store that over charges, corporation breaks a strike to pay whatever it can.
Motif of bugs/animals-
Truck stops-

Plots:
Exposition:
Inciting event: Leaving Oklahoma (tractor kicking them off)
Rising Action:
Climax- Tom kills someone
Falling action-
Resolution-

Characters-----------
Tom: reflects the idea of anger and We Vs I, second son, leader of the family- outsider. Philosopher- connected with Casy, sort of Casy's desiphal

Casy- Preacher or ex preacher. Joins the Joad Family out West. Finds himself and becomes a leader of people at the ranch.

Ma- The center of the family. She holds the Family together. She is the leader at the end of the novel

Pa- Head male of the house hold once Grandpa dies. sorta loses his position when they leave the land, and through the novel has less and less to do. Change adapt as well

Rose of Sharon- whiney pregnant lady.

Grandma- She dies as soon as grandpa dies, connected to the land

Noah- eldest son, he is an odd character who has never really quite fit in or been really interested in anything.

Muley Graves: Guy who stays behind and can't leave the land

Wilsons: people the Joads meet on the road and travel with the joads. first extended family

Ruthie and Windfield- youngsters, still kids that will beable to adapt

Next extented family of the joads