A tragic, gloomy, and joyless tale about the Joad family. The grapes of Wrath takes you through the 1930s lifestyle of an "oakie" suffering through the dust bowl and the great depression. While viewing this movie you hopelessly watch as the Joad's struggle to find jobs, a place of residence, and food to eat. As the Joad family migrates from Oklahoma to California they lose family members along the way such as the deadbeat husband/soon to be father, the former preacher, a senile grandfather, and an olden grandmother.
Though this movie may seem depressing, just know that throughout the movie it manages to get even more depressing. Although I did love the movie, I felt as though the Joad family deserved some happiness, or just a glimmer of hope. Toward the end what was left of the family had been completely torn down, and lost all optimism. While the family was hopeless, I was filled with hope and even anxious in viewing the ending in expectations for a happy ending, but was left with a horrible cliff hanger that gave no inside to the rest of the family.
Ma' Joad is the one that keeps the family strong and most of the time keeps them going, all big decisions are made mostly with Ma's choice. While Ma' is the caretaker of the family Pa' seems distant and little is know about him through the movie except that he is looking for work like everyone else. Tom Joad, the main character, is a recently incarcerated man who in my opinion becomes the symbol of freedom for the people going through tough times. My favorite character is Casy, the sweet and innocent preacher who lost the spirit, even though he never says why he l believe it had to do with the Great Depression.
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