Why The Joads Journey Through The Grapes Of Wrath

After escaping Egypt and traveling for forty years, the Egyptians finally reached the promised land of Canaan. Once they got there, they soon realized that they needed to work much harder to find salvation than they had previously planned. Simply being in the promised land geographically was not enough. Their salvation was the ability to be self sufficient. The Joads left their barren land in the Midwest to the promised land of California. However, once the Joads arrived in California, they found that jobs were scarce and conditions were harsh. They needed to work very hard just to get by. The key to reaching a goal is the work one puts into it. Both the Israelites and the Joad's wanted to become free from their enslavement in the place
When the Joads reach their destination where they can finally work to have food and a place to live, there is a connection to the Israelites because when the Joads got there, things were slow and they got into some trouble and they didn't find much work but towards the end they started to adapt and were able to find a place to live and a steady job. And in the bible the Israelites get punished for forty days and then finally Jesus gave them the land. In Deuteronomy the Israelites receive the commandments and are told they should believe in God and trust him. "On the highways the people moved like ants and searched for work, for food. And the anger began to ferment." Chapter 21, pg. 363. The Joads looked everywhere for work and would go anywhere to find it. They both connect because the Joads and the Israelites had to go through hard times before they were able to make it to the promise land. "The migrant people, scuttling for work, scrabbling to live, looked always for pleasure, dug for pleasure, manufactured pleasure, and they were hungry for amusement." Chapter 23, pg. 415. This quote tells us how determined the workers were and would do anything for money, food, and a place to