Hope for the Joad family

At last there is some hope for the Joad family. Some good has finally come there way. They reach a camp for the migrant workers where they can live without the hassle of dealing with the police officers and the other people that do not want them in California. Here Tom meets some people that have a job for a farm. In the morning they take them to the farm to talk to their boss about getting Tom a job. The man tells them that he can only pay twenty five cents an hour because there is a group governing how much they pay. He says he knows it is wrong to pay that little and that he wishes he could pay more, but it would cause too much controversy. While Tom is at this farm Ma Joad is talking to the leader of the camp. He is very nice and kind. This of course is very refreshing for the people at the camp and for Ma Joad in particular. She says that his kindness allows her to feel human again. This is obviously a huge part of the story. The entire time the family has dealt with nothing put pain, loss, and devastation. This is finally a chance for them to experience something that makes them feel better as people. This section of the novel is basically a turning point because literally things are turning around for the Joad family. Tom ends up with a job and the family starts to be able to be around people that are not extremely cruel and wanting them to be out of the state. It is somewhat sad though because none of the other men have been able to get a job. Although all none of the other men have been able to get a job, it seems to be okay because Tom did in fact get a job. This really provides hope for the entire family.