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The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck, chapter 22


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The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck, chapter 22, Narrated by Isaac Birchall
In this Chapter, The family makes their way towards the Weedpatch Government camp. The family has their first stroke of luck in a while, there is 1 spot in the camp that is available for them. They make there way to the camp, and they set up and go to sleep. In the morning, Tom awakens and goes on a wander, he meets 2 people who tell him about a job over a shared breakfast.  They all set off together, and Tom has the first job of the family.
Ruthie and Winfield, wander around the camp and they discover the first flushing toilet of their lives. they test it, and Ruthie and Winfield think they  break it when the first pull the chain flush. They run scared to their mother. Ma goes to inspect the "broken" toilet, and laughs when she finds out what happened. She then sets to work cooking and trying to prepare their camp for their inspection and visit from the 3 committee members.
The committee meets the Joad family. They take Ma around the whole camp, and they explain fully how the camp works. It is reliving for them to know that if they cannot find work, then they can work around the camp to help pay for their stay. All Seems to be well...
The Joad children walk around the camp and find another group of kids. Ruthie tries to  bully her way in and comes to realise that if she continues to behave like that, then she shan't be welcomed by the others. The men go around and se if they can try and find some work, but they find they there is nothing around, and they they had wasted fuel for nothing. The woman who attacked Rose of Sharon returns and Ma gives back just as good as she can, and the woman feints and fades away.


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