Exploration 8

1. I interpret the ending of book not only as sad but it can also be seen as upliftiing. I see it in some ways as uplifting because look how far they have come as a group. Not many people can say they've done what they have. They made it all the way from Oklahoma to California on little to no money and pretty by the hair on their backs. Thats toughness thats grit and thats being able to do anything survive. Everyone stayed together for the most part dispite some mental break downs because those are bound to happen, the Joad family stuck together and made it through. They had to leave the Wilson family behind but that was the Wilsons choice not the Joad's. I also think that what Rose of Sharon did is very commendable becuase thats just her being selfless and helping out someone in need even though she may not have wanted to do it. This is a good group of people that usually do the right thing even if its not what see wants to do.

2. In the future I see the Joad's moving forward as a family and anything that comes in their way they will beat it. They will beat just as they always have, they are a very impressive family because almost anything thrown at them they say so what and move on. Thats toughness you just dont see today and so i'm pretty confident that anything that is thrown at them they will get through and continue to survive.