When chapter eight begins, Tom finds his family and the book is introduced to many new characters, such as: Ma Joad, Pa Joad, Granma Joad, Granpa Joad, Al (Tom's younger brother), and a few others. When they meet up, I am amused at how they treat Tom. First, they do not know who it is, which is understandable due to the fact that they have not seen each other in a while. Then both of his parents are questioning whether he has broken out illegally. "It's tommy-" And then, still informing himself, "It's Tommy come home." His mouth opened again, and a look of fear came into his eyes. "Tommy," he said softly, "you ain't busted out? (Steinbeck, 72). You ain't go to hide?" Then the mom goes into questioning, "Tommy, you ain't wanted? You didn' bust loose?" I find this absolutely hilarious. I am trying to picture if I were in Tommy's situation and what my mom and dad would say. First, I hope that they would know how long I have to do time for, but when I come to them after being out of prison, I do not want them to ask if I am on the loose. I am not saying that I am going to prison though. This chapter is very hysterical in my opinion. It is a happy reunion, but everybody is questioning Tommy.
The book has done weird things in my opinion. It keeps flipping to different stories. Chapter eight is about the family reunion with Tommy, but then Chapter nine, a narrator is talking about how people travel to California. It has done this in the book before. I know that they are going to California, but I find it weird that they keep switching stories. Another rude characteristic comes up within the people that buy from the families. They take their belongins for next to nothing of a price, and it again gives a bad portrait of the people in this book.
Bibliography
Steinbeck, John. The Grapes of Wrath. New York: Penguin, 2002. Print.
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