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I think that the character Al is strong and helps the family during their journey. Al takes care of the car and keeps it running during the long dragged on journey to California. “I ain’t tired,” said Al. pg. 132. Even though he is very tired he stays strong and lets other members of the family rest while he drives and looks after the car. Al explained, “I don’t know what made her go out. I give her plenty of oil.” Al knew the blame was on him.pg 166. This is another time he shows strength and takes reasonability for the misfortune of the family. Al is very knowledgeable about cars and when it breaks down he fixes it and keeps the family moving along. I believe if he didn’t keep the family moving everyone would start to loose hope and interest on the great future they long for. Therefor he keeps the family strong and together, without Al the family would fall apart. The Joad family is without money, without food, and without work. The lack of food makes them all weak and tired but they must keep moving. Al took a paper bag from the seat. “This here’s some bread an’ meat Ma sent, an’ I got a jug of water here.” Al at the wheel, his face purposeful, his whole body listening to the car, his restless eye jumping from the road to the instrument panel.pg 123. I think this sentence is perfect for Al because it shows how much he cares about the Joad family and their future.
I focused my blog on Al because i thought many of the characters throughout the novel slowly lost hope but Al never did. He kept the familly one strong unit. At times I thought the book got alittle boring but it told a great story. I could not relate to this novel but imagined their life and was touched by the families bravery.
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