The Joad In The Grapes Of Wrath
During much of The Grapes of Wrath, John Steinbeck focuses on familyas a general concept, and specifically, the Joads. Throughout the story, the Joad family undergoes many changes. They are joined by other travelers, they suffer losses and hardships, and by the end of the story the family has grown and transformed a great deal from what they used to be. The concept of family changes just as much, if not more. The word "family" grows to mean much more than a small group of people related by blood. When the story begins, we are introduced to the concept of family in a very traditional sense. A family consists of a man, a woman, and children. The father is the leader of the family, followed in rank by his wife and then the children. Soon after