Discussion Question 2-The Grapes of Wrath

2.To start, the main conflict in this book is the journey to California and how the journey effects the availability to find work. After being kicked out of their home, the Joad family is forced to make a strenuous trip to California to find work and money in order to live and start a new life. The cause of this conflict is when the tractors came and forced the Joad family off of their land. The family did not have enough money to pay for their house and so the bankers came. The bankers told them that they have had enough time to pay their debt and their land was now being taken over the next day. The family did not have a lot of time to prepare for their next move, but they did have a handbill that said pickers were needed in California for pay. They knew almost instantly that was what they needed to do in order to live and stay a family. They gained many things from their trip to California. They gained a lot of knowledge. They learned about each other along they way. Each character was brought out of their shell and each of the family members reacted to one another. They gained knowledge. When the car broke down, it was fixed. When money was needed, they learned to balance what they had. When death came, they overcame it together. They became stronger. Each of their failures brought the family closer together and made them stronger individually. They were always hungry, but they built up their defense and worked through hunger. Most of the people were becoming sick or unhealthy, but they dealt with t and moved on. Each of their actions brought on a series of consequences, but each time they were resolved. The family also lost many things. They lost their individuality. The decisions one person made affected the rest of the family in some way. They lost happiness. All they cared about was making it to California and finding work so they can survive. They did not focus on anything else very much. Overall, there was more gains than loses in the journey they made to California.