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Ma Joad says at one point, "Use ' ta be the family was fust. It ain 't so now. It 's anybody" (445). This contrasts greatly with the Joad’s initial view of family, as when they were all alive and together they believed that family took priority over all. Now, after suffering for so long, their views have changed to be more self-interested. The migrants’ loyalty to their families is also demonstrated by the boy at the end of the book, who “went an’ bust a winda an’ stoled some bread” (454) for his father, even when he was weak and hungry …show more content…
For the story to be so heavily alluding to Exodus from the Bible, the plot and setting was painted in a drastic and intense fashion to show how an allusion to God and the search of the Promised Lands was fitting for the situation. Because Steinbeck was able to effectively use this, he adds onto the story’s plot and characters in a way that is easily recognized as realistic for the situation. The story was written well enough that even those who didn’t live through the dustbowl could understand the dramatic effects of it on the country, several years after the actually travesty had