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(16) fried dough (ma, three women)
At Hooper Ranch a strike is in progress.
(17) join the line (strikers)
The Joads and others are quickly ushered by the line, unaware they are scabs. As they pick the peaches, Tom questions what
is happening beyond the fence, but is quickly silenced.
(18) a step up the ladder (pa, then others)
Though thrilled to finally have some money, Ma soon discovers how inflated prices are at the local commissary. Other things
– ladders, housing, showers – also prove to be expensive and the Joads are barely better off than they were before.
Later that night, Tom takes a closer look at what’s going on outside the fence. He discovers a group of men, one of which
is Casy, who leads the strike over poor wages.
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