The Grapes of Wrath

The Grapes Of Wrath Section One: Chapters 1-7 The first part of the book speaks of the troubles in Oklahoma during the Great Depression. Dust overwhelms the crops, the land, and the people. A truck is parked outside a diner; the driver leaves and runs into Tom Joad, who tricks the driver into giving him a ride. During the ride they speak of his past and his homicide conviction that he was paroled for. Tom …

…and homes. Rose of Sharon gives birth to a stillborn which Uncle John goes and performs the burial. The flood continues and Pa gets what food he can for the family. The Joads leave Al with the Wainwrights in fear of the flood swallowing them. They come upon a barn with a starving man in it and his son. Rose of Sharon tells everyone to leave and she tells him to drink her breast milk.