In chapter twenty it introduces a new person to the story Floyd. It starts of with Ma cooking the food with all of these children watching her cook and as she handed the plate to John and Tom, the children watched them as each bite went into their mouth. It’s sad because the kids are so hungry because their family has no food to feed them either but they shouldn’t be around watching them. The Joads are such a good, nice family. They want to give them some food but it is hard to turn away such sad faces and the Joads don’t have enough food to feed them either. I understand that they don’t want to feed those kids because they have a family of their own but I bet it was really hard to watch them as they yearned for food. Then when Ma let the children eat what was left in the bottom of the kettle, I thought it was extremely nice but I don’t think she should have. Her family as at the brink of no food and they shouldn’t be feeding others no matter how small and sad they look. Plus once some kids have gotten food from someone else they may expect to get more. I don’t think that the lady should have went off on Ma like she did. She should be somewhat grateful that her child was able to even eat, no matter who it came from. Then they find out there’s work up north.
Floyd was going to be taken away by the police so he fought the policeman and ran. As the policeman went to chase him Tom stuck out his foot and tripped him. Then the policeman grabbed for his gun and as clumsy as he was shot at Floyd, only he missed and hit some woman in the hand. So Casy kicked him in the throat and Tom had to leave so he wouldn’t have to go back to jail for breaking parole. Casy was taken to jail far taking the blame for all that happened. I wasn’t sure why he did that was it to go to jail so he could have a place to stay and food to eat or was it because he felt out of place and wrong being with the Joads and eating their food and all of that. I don’t think Uncle John should have hid the 5 dollars from the people who took him along and fed him and kept him alive. He should have also helped out by using his money for food and supplies for the family. Then they move on South.
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I kind of agree with if she should have given the kids the food or not. It was nice of her to do that because her family had already eaten, and i don't think that she should have given it to them because it causes a conflict between the other families.
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