"The Grapes of Wrath" John Steinbeck.

Towards the conclusion of The Grapes of Wrath, the main character Tom Joad reminisces the philosophy of his departed companion, Jim Casy to his mother, Ma Joad. He states, "Says one time he went out in the wilderness to find his own soul, an' he foun' he didn't have no soul that was his'n. Says he foun' he just got a little piece of a great big soul. Says a wilderness ain't no good 'less …

…d charitable thus proving his words of wisdom, to be true. Not only that but they became better people due to those incidents. These characters faced the feeling of connecting with other humans, hence being content and deserving to be little part of that great big soul, everyone desires to be a part of. Therefore proving that the connection between man-to-man is much more greater than the tie that a man and his land hold.