The Graps Of Wrath

The Joad's Journey in The Grapes of Wrath Throughout history man has made many journeys, both far and wide. Moses’ great march through the Red Sea and Columbus's traversing the Atlantic are examples of only a couple of men’s great voyages. Even today, great journeys are being made. Terry Fox's run across Canada while fighting cancer is one of these such journeys. In every one of these instances people have had to rise above …

…Garden of Eden." The Joad’s journey is second to none in terms of adversity and length. The Joad’s incredible ability to overcome all odds and keep going is epitomized in intercalary chapter three. Steinbeck uses his rendition of facts, the "turtle" chapter, to parallel the Joad’s struggle to reach the promise land. Just as the turtle endured, so did the Joads. They never digressed from their strait and narrow path to California.