First Impression of Ma Joad

I really enjoyed my first impression of Ma Joad in chapter eight of the novel Grapes of Wrath. The way the author talks about her and describes her leads the reader to believe tha tperhaps his own mtoher was the most important person in his own life when he was growing up. She is described as the epitome of good character and the femal species in general. Indeed he writes as thoug he knows the mother, rather than the father, is the most important foundation for the household. WHile th emother may not bring in the money or the food, on her lies the responsibility of caring for everybody's hopes and fears and happiness and sadness. IF she were ever to crumble then the entire family would fall in on intself. She seems to be the kind of woman who accepts that enormous load readily and graciously and bears it without any form of resentment.

The author describes the mother as the children's source of every emotion they could possibly entertain. The way she handles things dictates the way the entire rest of the family handles it. If it is not too much for her and she does not give up faith thene everybody else figures they can probably do it too. She truly is the part that keeps all other parts in motion.

Based upon the way she graciously handled the situation as it was thrust upon her, Ma seems to be a wonderful woman as a first impression. She readily accepted who she thought to be complete strangers in from the road to eat the food she worked hard to cook even though she probably had not been planning on having any guests. Some women may have scoleded their husbands, but one could tell she had no such intentions. Her kids also seem to adore her basedupon the way the reader gets to glimpse her through Joad's eyes. She truly seems to be a remarkable woman at first glance.