Grapes Of Wrath Ma Joad Character Analysis

My favorite character in Grapes of Wrath is Ma Joad. She is my favorite because she shows so much character and hope for her family. She is very family-oriented, Ma Joad will do anything to keep her family together and safe. Ma Joad is the rock of the family she supports everyone and sees the good in all. She even puts her family first before anything. Ma will protect her family with her life and if anyone gives her family trouble, they will regret it. She is not a force to be reckoned with. Ma Joad is a very strong, bold and caring woman. Ma Joad may sometimes become to over protective of her family. She also is not able to let her relatives move on, she thinks this is breaking the family apart. She is very strong but keeps her feelings
in solitude to herself. Ma Joad is the backbone of the family; she always thinks of her family before herself. Without her the family would collapse. She is very respectful, such as when she gave Tom the opportunity to decide whether if Casey could travel with them to California. She said she is more than happy for him to join if it was ok with the rest of the men. She also very caring of others. When the first meet the Wilsons, she brought up the idea that they all should travel to California together. She even gave the children the left-overs from the family’s dinner. When Grandma had died Ma Joad laid by her side and didn’t tell anyone because she did not want this to affect the family from getting to California. Ma Joad proves herself to be the strongest character of the book out of all the characters. She sacrifices everything for her family. She is the true leader of the family and she has all the aspects of a leader. Ma Joad shows a tremendous amount of maternal love throughout the book. She shows wisdom, grace, dignity, loyalty and love. These are all the traits of a wonderful mother who loves her family.