as possible. Any way that they could, legal or not. The killing of Jim Casy is an example of the cruel behavior of the Californians. They killed Jim Casy because he was a leader. Not just any leader, but a leader that wanted justice and decency for migrant workers. He stood up for the people because their wages were being cut in half. They were being cut so harshly that you couldn't even eat off the money that you got in a day, much less feed any part of your family. Jim Casy stood up for the integrity of the workers and forthat reason, was killed. John Steinbeck shed a dim light on the attitudes that make up prejudices and hatreds of the world. Thislight is showing us that if we could get along with one another without attitudes that make us hate or want to harm other people only because of certain unchangeable circumstances, than we can finally truely began to have an understanding of what it's like to live in a world with peace and understanding towards our fellow human. The Joads weren't trying to cause trouble and turmoil within the landowners of California. They were simply trying to look for a better future. It is, the American dream. ...
