Ma Joad

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fictional character literary character matriarch

Ma Joad is the resilient, compassionate matriarch of the Joad family in John Steinbeck's novel "The Grapes of Wrath," symbolizing strength and unity amid hardship during the Great Depression.

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Label Occurrences
Ma Joad canonical 15

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character ⓘ
literary character ⓘ
matriarch ⓘ
appearsIn The Grapes of Wrath ⓘ
appearsInMedium novel ⓘ
appearsInWorkType American literature ⓘ
associatedWithTheme family ⓘ
female strength ⓘ
migration ⓘ
poverty ⓘ
social justice ⓘ
awardAssociatedWithPortrayal Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress ⓘ
characterTrait compassionate ⓘ
pragmatic ⓘ
protective ⓘ
resilient ⓘ
strong ⓘ
createdBy John Steinbeck ⓘ
createdInYear 1939 ⓘ
familyName Joad family ⓘ
surface form: Joad
fictionalUniverse The Grapes of Wrath universe ⓘ
firstAppearance The Grapes of Wrath ⓘ
genreOfWorkAppearedIn realist novel ⓘ
social protest literature ⓘ
hasChild Al Joad ⓘ
Noah Joad ⓘ
Rose of Sharon ⓘ
Ruthie Joad ⓘ
Tom Joad ⓘ
Winfield Joad ⓘ
hasRole family matriarch ⓘ
mother ⓘ
hasSpouse Pa Joad ⓘ
homeLocation Oklahoma ⓘ
language English ⓘ
memberOf Joad family ⓘ
migratesTo California, United States ⓘ
surface form: California
nationality American ⓘ
occupation farm wife ⓘ
portrayedBy Jane Darwell ⓘ
relatedWork The Grapes of Wrath ⓘ
surface form: The Grapes of Wrath (film adaptation)
setInPeriod Great Depression ⓘ
symbolizes community solidarity ⓘ
dignity of the poor ⓘ
endurance ⓘ
family unity ⓘ
maternal compassion ⓘ
strength ⓘ

Referenced by (15)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

The Grapes of Wrath → mainCharacter → Ma Joad ⓘ
Tom Joad → hasFamilyMember → Ma Joad ⓘ
Jim Casy → influences → Ma Joad ⓘ
Pa Joad → hasSpouse → Ma Joad ⓘ
Joad family → member → Ma Joad ⓘ
Rose of Sharon Joad → hasRelative → Ma Joad ⓘ
Jane Darwell → notableRole → Ma Joad ⓘ
Rose of Sharon → mother → Ma Joad ⓘ
Noah Joad → childOf → Ma Joad ⓘ
Al Joad → hasMother → Ma Joad ⓘ
Ruthie Joad → childOf → Ma Joad ⓘ
Winfield Joad → relative → Ma Joad ⓘ
Woodard → portrayed → Ma Joad ⓘ
subject surface form: Jane Darwell
Joad → member → Ma Joad ⓘ
Grampa Joad → relatedTo → Ma Joad ⓘ