![]() Knowing he would be recognized because of his broken nose, he stays in the house with Rosasharn while the rest of the Joads work. The next morning, Tom tells the family what he has done. Tom hides in the orchard until he can make his way back to the ranch. He is struck in the face but is able to run away. Tom immediately grabs the handle and beats Casy's killer. They strike Casy in the head with a pick handle and kill him. Once the strike has been squelched, the wage will be dropped.Īs Casy is explaining this, they are met by a group of men with weapons and flashlights. ![]() The Joads are being paid five cents because they are strikebreakers. They were promised wages of five cents a box and then given two-and-a-half cents a box. The ex-preacher then explains that he and the others in the camp are striking against Hooper Ranch. Casy has been in jail and shares with Tom what he has learned about the effectiveness of group action by observing his fellow inmates working together. Slipping out of the ranch, he comes across Jim Casy in a roadside camp. They're the only ones that'll help."Īfter supper, Tom attempts to find out what had angered the crowd of people around the gate. She tells him she is learning that if "you're in trouble or hurt or need - go to the poor people. Surprisingly, however, he pays for the sugar and tells her to bring the credit slip so that he can get his dime back. She asks for some credit in order to get a little sugar, but the clerk refuses. The sales clerk is sarcastic, but Ma recognizes his shame. Ma spends the dollar at the Hooper Ranch store but can only get some poor quality hamburger and a little coffee. The entire family works and by sundown they have earned a dollar. Inside the gates, the Joads are registered and begin picking fruit for five cents a box. ![]() Angry, shouting people surround the entrance. When they arrive at the Hooper Ranch, policemen escort them through wire gates. While fixing a flat tire on the truck, a well-dressed man offers them work as peach pickers. The Joads leave the government camp early the next morning. Her sassing is calculated to rile him up, figuring that if a man has something to get angry at, he'll be okay. Her assumption of leadership angers Pa, but Ma continues to goad him. Ma decides that they need to leave the camp to search for work. The family is running out of food, and Rose of Sharon's baby is due soon. After spending a month in the Weedpatch camp, the Joad men have been unable to find any sort of work. ![]()
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