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2. As the book ends, I see things looking up for the Joads.  Things are already bad so I do not see how they could get worse.  I think that the part where Rose of Sharon feeds the dad is a great scene.  I think that it is more than it seems.  I think that it is a symbol that things are going to get better for them.  No matter what life hand them, they always give to others whom are less fortunate.  Rose of Sharon was selfish all throughout the story but she proves otherwise at the end.  Change is a huge theme in The Grapes of Wrath.  The reader has to guess on the ending but I assume that they will eventually find a house and get steady jobs, with the help of Tom and his new dreams.

3.  The Grapes of Wrath can teach us a lot about our future and our country.  We can learn that no matter how bad things are going for us, we will survive.  We also learn the importance of family.  With your family, so many things are possible.  With your family you can accomplish things that you could not accomplish by yourself.  You must always push through the tough times that life decided to give you.  Something good will eventually come out of it.