The novel Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck, illustrates the hardships of the common man in great detail. The one aspect of this book that displays life as it exists in the hostile real-world is the third chapter, in which the human plight is displayed by a turtle, and his struggle to reach the other side of a road. As the turtle is about to reach his goal, it is returned to it's original location, …showed first 75 words of 420 total…

…showed last 75 words of 420 total…as sacrificing himself for Tom and the Joad family demonstrates this common held belief well. He also had a follower, or disciple in Tom, who after Jim's death carries his message, and aids others with it. The Joad family along with Jim Casy show the benefit of people uniting in order to accomplish goals, and this is a lesson that the reader can take away from this "classic" American novel. Bibliography The grapes of wrath