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Character Analysis Of Tom Joad In John Steinbeck's Grapes Of Wrath

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In Grapes of Wrath, Tom Joad is one of the main protagonist in the book. Tom is first mentioned as walking down the dirt road to his father's farm land. Right at this moment he only cares about getting to the farm and nothing else. He also convinces a truck driver to give him a lift to a crossroad even though the truck is not supposed to have passengers. In that line, he seems to be a manipulator, and he may have even done this at bars.

After the truck ride, he finds Jim Casy. Jim is sitting on the road when Tom finds him. He then tells Tom he has quit preaching because of the things he has done. He then tells Tom about how he thinks when death comes, souls join one big soul. However Tom shoots this idea down and really doesn't care. Jim
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