Chapter 1 “Men and women huddled in their houses, and they tied handkerchiefs over their noses when they went out, and wore goggles to protect their eyes.” Pg. 5“An even blanket covered the earth. It settled on the corn, piled up on the tops of the fence posts, piled up on the wires; it settled on roofs, blanketed the weeds and trees.” Pg. 6 Chapter 1 The novel begins with an in depth description of the dust bowl …showed first 75 words of 5724 total…

…showed last 75 words of 5724 total…had been able to get some food they day before but his father threw it up. He hadn’t eaten for six days and the boy was worried he would die soon. He begged Ma Joad if they had money for milk or soup. Rose of Sharon told ma to get everyone into the other room and she nursed the fifty year old man with the milk she had in her breast from the pregnancy.