The Grapes of Wrath chapter 28

The Grapes of Wrath- Chapter 28 Outline I. Plot A. Plot summery: 1. Joads are giving boxcar to live in buts have to share with the Wainwrights 2. Soon make enough money for food and clothing 3. Ruthie and Winfield are treated to a box of Cracker Jack candy 4. A girl envious of Ruthie's candy picks a fight with her and Ruthie boasts her brother has killed two men 5. Ma Joad hurries to warn Tom his secret is revealed 6. …

…share of the cotton - pg. 549 B. Credible dialogue/Proletarian language a. Ma urges Winfield to tell her what happened to Ruthie - pg. 528 b. Tom discusses Jim Casey’s philosophies with Ma. This shows us his growth as a character - pg. 535 C. Sentimentality a. Ma wills herself not to cry for Tom. This shows that she wants to and perhaps needs to preserve her strength for the family and for herself - pg. 538