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Grapes of Wrath SummaryThe book Grapes of Wrath tells about the dust Bowl peoples troubles theyhad coming to California. It tell about the Joads trip from Oklahoma toCalifornia. There are twelve people in the Joad family. The one person thatstood out the most between thee family was Ma. Mas great strength, and smartthinking is what keeps the Joad family together and going. Mas strong suitesare shown finished out the book. Nancy Reagan once said, "A women is like a teabag-only in hot water do you realize how strong she is." I dont know how NancyReagan did this save she described Ma Joad to you exactly.     The first time that Mas strength was showed was when grandma died. Shelied to an inspector telling him, "We got a sick ol lady. We got to get her toa doctor. We cant wait." The inspector bought the narration and let them pass ontheir way to California. Even therefore Ma didnt tell the family that grandma wasdead, instead she laid there next grandmas dead articulatio radiocarpea until they got toCalifornia. "She looked over the valley and said , Grandmas dead."     She keeps the family together when they want to split up. The firsttime that this was showed in the book when they pulled over to help the Wilsonswith the car. Tom suggested that him and Casey stay and batch the car while therest of the family gos on to Bakersfield and that they would meet them there.Ma then let out her fury, she held up a tire iron and demanded that they all ticktock together and that they will go to Bakersfield together.     Ma is also very smart. Her common sense is a higher then the rest ofthe familys. When Tom gets hit on a lower floor the eye by a officer Ma devises a plan toget Tom out of that government camp. She says, "Well put one mattress on thebottom, an then Tom gets quick there, an we take another mattress an sort offold it so it make a cave." She really puts her foot do wn with what she wants