Timelessness of "The Grapes of Wrath"

The Grapes of Wrath is a timeless book, which is why we still read it today. It conveys an incredible message that everyone needs to hear and learn from. The Grapes of Wrath explains how hard things are sometimes in one's life and how people need to work together. People should lean on each other and give a hand when someone needs something. Situations often turn out better when a number of people are working together to fix one specific problem instead of a number of people doing different things to try to solve the same problem whatever way they think is best. The Grapes of Wrath shows many people working together during the Great Depression and lending a hand to their neighbors without expecting anything in return. For instance, the Joads shared a boxcar with another family, and they shared food and supplies with each other all of the time. They especially shared supplies after Al got engaged to Aggie, who was that family's daughter. Both families working together managed to have better things than each family separately had, because they brought different things to the table. Groups work well because of that fact that every person brings different ideas and opinions, and often the compromise that happens at the end brings a better result than either group could have ever achieved by themselves. Things can be extremely hard for people at any point in their lives, but every once in a while, things are hard for a big group of people all at the same time. It is often very tragic when these things happen, but it is something that can not be prevented. People's character is often formed during the hard times and how they act during them. The Joads reacted well, and so it is obvious that they have good character. The Grapes of Wrath is a timeless book, and it gives many lessons that people can, and should, learn from and put into practice.