Learned from the People

There are many lessons that can be learned in this book. The main lesson that I have learned is how much people can change. One character that did went through a rather large change would be Ma. At the begging of the Grapes of Wrath she was just like any other house wife. At the end of the book she was a completely different person. She was very much about keeping the family together. If the family were to go separate ways she would not know what to do; in the end, the family does split up with Noah living at the river, Connie running away, Tom leaving to protect the family, and Al staying with his fiance. Another person that has changed is Pa. He went from being the head of the family to letting Ma take charge. This is proven when Ma says she is going to take control, and when things get settled down it will go back to normal. Al has also changed throughout the book. He went from "tom-catting around" to getting engaged at the end. There are also many other changes throughout the book dealing with Casy, Tom, Muley, Ruthie, and Winfield. Some of them were positive changes and some negative.