In The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck, Tom Joad is a hero. Usually, when you think of a hero, you think of someone like Spiderman who has power, but sometimes the smaller things can make someone a hero. Tom shows me this. First, Tom is selfless; he shows this by taking the harder things to do on the journey so the others don't have to, such as “Well drive along the road meet ya in the morning” (Steinbeck 187); he gives up sleeping comfortably so the others can, and he saves them money. Also, when talking to Ma in the cave, “Where there’s a fight so hungry people can eat, I’ll be there." (Steinbeck 419), this shows that Tom is giving himself up to get people food and help the less fortunate. Spider-Man is also selfless when he uses his body to stop a train and gives up the love of his life so that he can continue to defend the world. Also, when he loses his best friend because his father was evil and needed to be stopped, he resents Spider-Man. …show more content…
This is shown when at the river with the other males in the family defending Uncle John: “Uncle John don't talk much but he talks sense yes by god he talks sense”. (Steinbeck 208) He distracted everyone and complimented Uncle John so that they would stop bickering and listen to one another. Spiderman is also a peacekeeper, making sure the villains don't get out of control, try to kill people, and cause major destruction. To finish, Tom is a protector. This shows when Ruthie is arguing with the other girl. "Well, our brother’s a-hiding right now from killin’ a fella, and’ he can kill that big girl’s brother, oo." (Steinbeck 413) This shows that the family trusts him and is considered a protector, which Ruthie shows by without a doubt believing Tom could kill the girl's brother and most likely would if he touched