How do tom and al joad (characters from the grapes of wrath) connect to america?

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How do tom and al joad (characters from the grapes of wrath) connect to america?

Answer 1

The Grapes of Wrath is a classic, and also one that I have never read.  However, there are numerous free on line resources that can help you with your study of this novel, most of which analyze the story, discuss themes and symbolism and other literary devices, and give character sketches.  If you do a search you will find many helpful resources.  Additionally hundreds of questions have been asked here on Y!A about The Grapes of Wrath so do a search for it in the Yahoo Answers search window and you will find lots of Q’s and A’s that should help you.    

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Answer 2

Connect?  Not sure of what you're looking for there.  

They symbolize the American right to pick up and go somewhere else if they can't make a go of it where they are at, and the struggle is similar to how America came to be what it is today, by making a lot of mistakes along the way but not giving up.