The beginning of chapter 26 starts where they've been there a month and Ma is putting her foot down because they need food and money. They decided to move up north so they'd be there when the cotton was ready to be picked, so that they could work. What is Ma and Pa talking about with a stick? Why was Rose of Sharon eating lime? Then Ma pierced Rose of Sharon's ears. Al has a girlfriend that he told they'd get married. They left and got a flat tire and then they patched it up with what they had and then a man came and told them of work. I wonder if it's too good to be true again? They arrived at their new work and it is all odd to them and me. I don't exactly know what's going on right now. They went straight to work for 5 cents a box of peaches, not bruised. Tom learned you have to be really careful with the fruit or you don't get the 5 cents per box if they're bruised. They finally made $1.00 the first day and Ma spent it all plus 10 cents on groceries for supper. They ate supper and Tom snuck out of the fence and found a tent and Casy was in there. I found that surprising how they ran into each other again. Men came and killed Casy and then Tom took the club and killed the man who killed Casy. Tom got hit and ran away to hide. The next morning Tom explained what had happened to his face. I think it's sad and gruesome how Casy died. I don't understand the "busting" of the strike and then them getting paid less? Rose of Sharon freaked out on Tom when everyone else was at work. Why did he go get the gun and put it by his bed? They came in from work and Winfield was really weak and they got him milk. They left that night and hid Tom in the back. Al told different people that they were going different places. What if they were to talk with one another about people leaving and found out the Joads' were lying? They were driving and found a possible job for the family. Tom decided to hide out in the bushes and Ma slip him food in the culvert until his face got better.
Chapter 27 talks about how the cotton picking job isn't any different than the picking peaches job because more and more people keep coming for work which means work will be done quicker, and less money. Winter is coming, I wonder what the Joads' are going to do for jobs, money, food, and shelter?
Chapter 28 starts explaining how they are doing in the cotton picking job. It sounds like they are doing really good. Why are they buying new clothes? Why not save their money that they'll need for winter? Ruthie told a girl about Tom killing two guys and that he was hiding out. Ma took food out to Tom. Ma went back to Tom's hiding place with him, and told him what Ruthie did and that he had to go away, which surprised me because she tried keeping them together so much before. Ma gave Tom $7.00 to take and she went back to the camp and met a guy with 20 acres of cotton to be picked, and looking for workers. Ma said they'd be there for work in the morning. Al and Aggie decided to get married and they had coffee and pancakes that night with the Wainwrights to celebrate. I wonder if they will really get married or not. When Rose of Sharon heard the news, I think it made her sad because it reminded her of Connie. The next day they went to work picking cotton on that other farm and there was so many people, they were done by 11:00. They got paid and went back to the boxcar. It was raining and Rose of Sharon got the chills. Why was she so concerned about going to help with the cotton picking?
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I don't understand why she wanted to go pick cotton so bad. I think that it was probably either because she felt like she needed to help the family make some money, or because she was just really tired of sitting around doing nothing.
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