Joad family

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fictional family literary character group

The Joad family is the central Dust Bowl-era migrant family in John Steinbeck’s novel "The Grapes of Wrath," whose journey from Oklahoma to California embodies the struggles of poverty, displacement, and resilience during the Great Depression.

Aliases (2)

Joad ×1
the Joad family ×1

Statements (41)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	fictional family → literary character group →
appearsIn	The Grapes of Wrath →
associatedWithAuthor	John Steinbeck →
associatedWithEvent	Dust Bowl → westward migration →
centralThemeOf	displacement → family solidarity → poverty → resilience → social injustice →
createdBy	John Steinbeck →
culturalSignificance	symbol of American working-class struggle →
depicts	Dust Bowl migrants →
featuredInAdaptation	The Grapes of Wrath (1940 film) → The Grapes of Wrath (stage adaptations) →
firstAppearance	The Grapes of Wrath →
hasSurname	Joad →
languageOfWork	English →
literaryPeriod	20th-century American literature →
member	Al Joad → Grampa Joad → Granma Joad → Ma Joad → Noah Joad → Pa Joad → Rose of Sharon Joad → Ruthie Joad → Tom Joad → Winfield Joad →
migratesTo	California →
nationalityInFiction	American →
originatesFrom	Oklahoma →
portrays	economic hardship → labor exploitation → loss of land → search for dignity →
publicationYearOfFirstAppearance	1939 →
represents	American migrant workers → tenant farmers →
setDuring	Great Depression →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Ma Joad → Pa Joad → Rose of Sharon Joad →	memberOf
Ma Joad ("Joad") →	familyName
The Grapes of Wrath →	followsFamily
Jim Casy ("the Joad family") →	influences