Theme: Community (f) chapters 1-10

The theme of community in The Grapes of Wrath is imperative, because the Joad family, Jim Casey, and Muley are all in desperate  situations. The sense of community, and helping each other shows the still human nature that lies under the tough skin that is needed to survive in their conditions.In several instances throughout the novel, the characters share valuable goods such as food and drinks, which could be the most important thing they have, because in that environment they fight to survive and even the tiniest bit of food counts. In chapter 4 after while sitting with Casey, Tom deliberately offers him some of his whiskey "He unscrewed the cap and held out the bottle 'Have a little snort?'" This shows how after not seeing someone for such a long time tom is still able to simply share his resources with someone else. Furthermore it highlights Tom's the big sense of community that farmers have. Another example of this is when in chapter 6, Muley shares his food with Tom and Casey. As he does so he states: "'What I mean, if a fella's got somepin to eat an' another fella's hungry-why the first fella ain't got no choice.'" This demonstrates that the people are not only somewhat willing to share, but there is also some kind of obligation that comes with it. Which demonstrates how the sense of community and sharing is implanted in most people and seen as a social moral as well