Grapes of Wrath- The Hard Move to California

The Joad family thought the hardest part of moving to California would be selling all of their things and packing up. They never knew the ride there was going to be that hard. The Joad family at first did not know if they were going to take the preacher, Jim Casy, but they ended up letting him join. Everybody was ready to go on the long trip, except for Granpa. He did not really want to go at all, so they had to give him some drugs before they left on their journey. The Joad family finally got on the road by dawn. Everything was going good on the trip for awhile, until they came across a famliy who's car had broken down. The family they met were called the Wilson's. The Wilson family was so happy that the Joad family stopped to help, so they offerred Granpa a tent because he had a stroke. Granpa ended up dieing that night though. They did not think that the trip could get any harder. The Joad's made it to New Mexico, and the Wilson's car broke down again. Finally, they got back on the road and reached a desert in California. When they got to the desert Sairy Wilson got very ill, so the Joads decided to leave the Wilsons behind. The Joads knew that was what was best, and they knew the Wilsons would be ok. The Joads got back on the road through the dessert. Granma got very sick too, because of Granpa's death. She later died, while going through the dessert. The Joad family was so tired and sick of all that was going on. They did not want to lose any more people in their family. They hoped it would not get any harder. The Joads finally found the camp they wanted to work at, after seeing two camps before that. They settled down, and made a home. Their journey to California was finally over. They were sad that they had lost some family members, but at least they all were still alive and able to work.