with keeping his family together. At his point Tom is becoming enlightened to the idea of humanity as a whole. The family is forced to break camp because of Tom's actions. He hides in a pocket made of a folded mattress, almost like a cave. This is an example of a Freudian womb image where Tom is hiding in a shelter like his mother's womb and is readying for rebirth or change. The change is his severance from his biological family only to adopt a new family, humanity. In chapter 28 Tom is forced to hide in a cave, another Freudian womb image, while the family finds work picking cotton. As Tom hides in the cave he thinks about Casey’s talks. Tom tells Ma that he plans to continue and hopefully finish the work that Casey started. Tom wants to organize a strike to bring about fair wages. Tom explains to Ma that he must separate from the family because he would endanger them with the deputies after him. After Casey’s death Tom is at his closest point to being self-actualized. He plans to spread the concept of everybody being a small piece of a bigger family. Tom has an efficient perception of reality. He is able to judge situations correctly and honestly. He is task centered in that he has found a mission to fulfill outside of himself. He has autonomy because he is free from dependence on external authority outside of his family. Most importantly Tom has a fellowship with humanity. He finds deep identification with others and the human situation in general. Tom leaves the novel by giving Ma one last piece of advice. He tells her to take each day as it comes. Ma goes back to camp with Tom's wisdom and tells the rest of the family that all they can do is "jus' live the day." Tom Joad developed from the beginning of the novel as a simplistic man only concerned in his own pleasure after enduring years of prison to one devoted to the well being of his family. Lastly, Tom becomes Casey’s disciple in uniting the poor workers agai...
