Ma Joad is a representative of a kind and brave Oklahoma laboring woman.During the Great Depression period ma as a woman although confronted so many misfits and hardships,but still contain her courage and will.
As to character analysis of The Grapes of Wrath,we must pay attention to Jim Casy.For without him,the novel is a book without theme,a science without philosophy, and a man without soul.
Her selflessness and self-sacrifice provide the opportunity for the wicked power.Her pureness and sincereness which she pursue make her miss the happiness.