Grapes of Wrath Chap. 12-14

Chapter 12:

Summary- The attention again is brought onto the struggeling tenant farmers who are all driving down route 66 trying to get to california. The farmers are again getting cheated for their parts for there cars by salesman. A story about a family who didn't have a car only a trailor was told, and that family when to the side of the road and was eventually picked up by another car and taken to california. Although they struggle to get from one service station to the next people are making it to California.

Characters-
Farmers moving to California

Themes-

People vs. Molach- the famers were getting cheated by the salesman for tires, but they have to get cheated in order to survive.

Chapter 13:

Summary- While the Joads are traveling down route 66 Al is watching the engine and making sure everything is in tip top shape, they stop at an old service station to get some gas and water because they left there water back at home. At the service station they meet the owner, who is running and old station that has been losing buisness because of all the new corprate chains of gas stations. While the family is getting water and getting gas there dog gets hit by a car, it frightens rose of Sharon as she screams when it happens. The owner of the service station agrees to bury the dog for the family and the family leaves, they drive through Oklahoma city, and everyone is the truck is mesmerized by the city. They decided to stop at the side of the road and camp, and they meet Ivy Wilson and his wife Sairy. They ask if they can share the side of the road with them, and they say its alright. Grampa isn't feeling well so the family gives them there tent and he ends up having a stroke and dying. A funeral is held, and grampa is buried. The two families decide to go to california together, and the joads say they will help fix there car.

Character:

Joad Family
Kacey
Ivy Wilson
Sairy Wilson
Service station owner

Theme:
People vs. Molach(monster)- Ther service station owner is losing buissness because of all the new corporate chain gas stations, he tries to paint it to make it look like all the new fancy gas stations but he does not suceed. All the new big stations are taking over and are probably owned by the bank. The bank is taking over all the small buisnesses as well.

Importance of land- The land was all that grampa knew so when he left he died because he didn't know how to live without the land.

Chap. 14:

Summary- The families heading west have taken over every ditch and road on the way to California. And the people of the west don't really know what is going on or why they are coming. And they are starting to get worried and frightened cause all of these people are just showing up, without reason.

Characters- Farmers and there families moving west