Grapes of Wrath- Rose of Sharon

Rose of Sharon is the oldest daughter in The Grapes of Wrath. When you read this novel, she is kind of the more annoying character. She is one that you do not really care if she is in the next scene or not. Rosasharn, her name towards her family, is usually just worried about herself. She was not ever too worried about what others might need. In this novel, she was a young newly-wed. Rosasharn and her husband really got along well, and were always happy. They traveled along with the whole Joad family all the way to California. Rosasharn was pregnant along the trip, but things turned for the worst on her way to California. She ended up losing her baby along the way. At first, losing the baby was a big deal, but it actually made her a better person in the end. Rosasharn did not necessarily need to lose her baby, but when she did lose her baby it made her realize that she needed to be a better person. She did not have her baby, but her body still looked and acted like she did. She still had breasts full of milk, that she had no use for. She decided since she had no baby to nourish, she was going to help out people that needed it more than she did. She saw a man dieing of starvation, so she offered him her breast milk. Rose of Sharon ended up saving his life, and he was very thankful. She was an example of how strangers can come together, work together, and make a difference. She thought she was making a difference in his life, but little did she know that he was also making a difference for her in her life. He made her a different person. Rose of Sharon was now not as worried about herself, but the needs of others also. She also was more helpful and loving towards others.