the feels

"And because they were lonely and perplexed, because they had all come from a place of sadness and worry and defeat, and because they were all going to a new mysterious place, they huddled together; they talked together; they shared their lives, their food, and the things they hoped for in the new country" (193)

I chose chose this quote because I can relate to this pretty well and it stands out to me form te other passages I have read in The Grape of Wrath this far. In chapter 17 narrator is describing how families have left everything behind and they all have nothing and completely changed their way of living, try became migrants for now, not farmers. I don't have any family in the US, which is why I really liked this because in the US people don't trust eachother so easily, it is not as common for people to know their neighbors and if someone Is hitchhiking, somone dropped their grocers on the sidewalk, or someone needs any kind of help the first thing people think is "should i help them? Am I going to be safe?" It's about themselves. Always looking out for yourself. 

Where my family is from everyone knows eachother, it's comfortable my grandma will let me walk to the grocery a couple blocks away. Parents aren't scared to let their children go out at night. The few blocks are like a small community like the community the people migrating to California are doing. It is scary being in a country alone and your family is only four people big, it is difficult, but you learn to appreciate what you have. Like, the people making their way to California if someone is low on something then another family will gladly share what they have because they are in the same situation. It is important to help one another and I've seen this far The Grapes of Wrath shows how being compassionate towards others is important, many of te things Joads have overcome were by the helpin hand of someone actually willing to help. The importance of the kindness of strangers is huge in this book.