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The novel took place during the depression in the United States. The Joad family is a family that is migrating from Oklahoma to California. They are moving because of more job oppertunities and more chances to make money. The family consits of ten members to s ....

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.... knows that if Pa ever gives up, the family will collapse, so sometimes she probes him into anger so that he doesn't. Pa Joad He is the official head of the family, though Ma in reality is the driving force behind it. He is a hard working tenant farmer who is forced out by elements beyond his control. Grampa He was attached to the land. He was too old to adapt to a new place. As soon as he was removed from the land, he died. He pretended to want to go to California but he was faking it. Granma She and Grampa quarreled a lot but they really were devoted to each other. After Grampa died she withered and died. Jim Casy The preacher, Jim C ....