In The Grapes of Wrath, Grandpa Joad is a very frank person, he does not pay attention to what 'he says and he says it simply. He is a hyperactive elder, everyone wants to leave the family farm behind him and start over, Grampa Joad refuses to leave the family farm where he has always lived. The Joad family was in the right zone when it came to incurring or repaying their debts, but they have now fallen behind on their payments and are forced to leave the family farm. Grandpa Joad has had some violent times in his past, so they don't want to escalate the situation too much, but they have started to leave the country after finally bringing in Grandpa Joad, as they begin to head to and from California. Oklahoma where Grandpa grew up all his life. While they are on the road to California, they notice that Grandfather's health is deteriorating terribly. As they are on the long drive to California from their farm in Oklahoma, they keep a close eye on Grandpa's health. When they get to a place where they can rest and take a break, Tom breaks his probation and makes it illegal to be with them. then Grampa Joad dies in the middle of the night (“Grapes”). As they lose a family member, they realize that the reason for his death was the drugs they gave him, so that they could begin their journey to California to live a better life. The Joad family are the kind of people who would do anything. to help someone who needs help, they are hard people, they don't rely much on their family, they notice that they were farmers and not the people they are becoming (Steinbeck 317 ). After Grandpa died recently, things have fallen apart so far since they made the trip. Ma Joad is ...... middle of paper ......e, 1999. 103-124. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Internet. January 16, 2014. Cox, Martha Heasley. "The Grapes of Wrath Conclusion: Steinbeck's Conception and Execution." » San Jose Studies 1.3 (November 11, 1975): 73-81. Rep. in 20th century literary criticism. Ed. Janet Witalec. Flight. 135. Detroit: Gale, 2003. Gale Library Resources. Internet. January 15, 2014. Hinton, Rebecca. "Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath". (The Book of John Steinbeck)." The Explainer 56.2 (1998): 101+. Gale Literary Resources. Internet. January 15, 2014 Steinbeck, John. The Grapes of Wrath. The Viking-James Lloyd Press. 1939. PrintTimmerman, John H. "The Circle of Squatters in The Grapes of Wrath." : Gale Group, 2000. Gale Internet Resources January 15.. 2014.