Grapes of Wrath Critical Analysis An individual is never alone when we all share a commonality of being human. The saving value of family and fellowship is prominently displayed by John Steinbeck in his novel “The Grapes of Wrath.” Each character worked together striving for a comfortable future for their family. Through their acts of kindness and selflessness, the people around them feel a sense of belonging and security being among other people. Their journey has taken them through different parts of the vagrant community scattered around California. Prosperity is not equally established among the entirety of the nation and this creates a disarrayed sight of poverty. The exploitations of the population will only provide a bare minimum of resources in terms of survival. Land owners place greater value on individuals of high class society in comparison with the working class collective. The less fortunate Joad family pushed forward to achieve a stable baseline of basic necessities for their family and future generations to live of. Even when faced with dire …show more content…
Rose of Sharon’s choice to feed the man in grave need for nutrients in the end of the novel shows how selfless people can be to save a life. When the people around you precedes your own self-image and desires is when the saving value of fellowship really shows.Other characters in the novel, especially the women have shown an endless amount of love through their relentless work around their homes and community for the benefit of their family. Time and time again, the novel places Ma Joad in a care-taking position without ever worrying about her own well-being. To have a sense of family and fellowship is to have the ability to decide what kind of responses are need in certain situations.Valuing a stranger’s life over the humility of one’s self is indeed selfless and shows the saving value of fellowship and