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Tom Joad gets paroled from McAlester jail after being convicted of self-defense murder. Hitchhiking to his Oklahoma home,
The Joad's' unwillingness to give up is exceptional. Steinbeck underlines the need to preserve self-respect to thrive spiritually. This is clear by the novel's finale. Noah, Connie, and Tom have left the family; Rose of Sharon had a stillborn baby; the family has no food or job. This event (Chapter 30) shows that the Joad's have not lost their understanding of human life's worth.
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