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Tom Joad: Recently released from prison for killing a man in an angry brawl, Tom rejoins his family as they are about to leave Oklahoma in search of a better life in California.
Jim Casy: A former Holiness preacher, Casy has abandoned his conventional faith in God for a newfound, deep faith in humanity.
Ma Joad: Ma is, in Casy’s words, “a woman so full of love” she can be frightening.
Other significant characters in the novel include:
Grandpa and Granma Joad: are the oldest generation of the Joad family.
Pa Joad: is a strong man who “figures” as hard as he can how to handle the family’s problems (a recurrent motif in the novel), but his “figuring” ultimately yields to Ma’s decisive actions.
Al Joad: is Tom’s younger brother.
Rose of Sharon: (called “Rosasharn” throughout the book) is the eldest daughter of the Joad family.
Uncle John: accompanies the Joads on their trek to California.