Grapes of Wrath Chapter 21-26

When i thought of that camp that Joad's family reached i thought of like a huge camp site similar to like a national park camp site, with tents all around and each camp area was assigned to a particular wash room area. I also thought of a huge fence that surrounded this area. I am really glad that the family found this place because so far everything seemed too good to be true in this camp. People in this camp are very friendly. I suspected that the camp would be good because right when Tom entered he hit a road bump and when the guard told them about the reason of the road bump, I thought of how this camp actually cared about the safety of the children.

The camp is also really ideally ran. The way that this camp is being run reminded me of the Utopian society in the book Candide by Voltaire. In the camp, everyone had a role and if you didn't like someone in that role, you peacefully voted them out. So far in this book, when there was a problem the community committee leaders would solve the problems.

I however do not think this camp is safe. It seems like there is no way a camp like this could survive having everyone pay 4 dollars a month because of all of these privileges. Things like a grocery market within the camp, running hot and cold water, flushing toilets, and other things such as a self sufficient government and a dance floor. Its somewhat too good to be true. Then, Tom was able to find a job on the first day. That shocked me because it seemed like a lot of people in the camp had a hard time looking for work and all of a sudden a new guy comes along and is able to get a job in a matter of hours.

However, this camp represents something on a larger scale. This camp shows people from all over becoming one unified and together. This is what Ma has been trying to do all throughout the novel. This camp is like the justification of Ma's beliefs. The camp just reminded me of an inner chapter talking about how unified people are going to pull together and take back what they deserve. This camp seems like its going in that direction.

I also really like how the children of the family are finally getting a role in this story. Their childish immaturity is reminding me of how young this family is. I really enjoyed the two children's adventure into the bathroom and how they thought they broke the toilet. It shows how little they had in their farm land.

I cant wait to continue reading the next chapters and finding out what will happen to this family.