How identities develop throughout 'Grapes of wrath' In the novel, 'Grapes of wrath' by John Stein back, many people change and join groups, it is this that makes an identity. People's identities develop throughout the novel due to the consequences put against them whether it is good or bad. Places are also considered as their own identity and what we identify when we think of these places, such as California for the Joad family, that …showed first 75 words of 581 total…

…showed last 75 words of 581 total…to see for the first time. Ever' body got to take care of the great big soul. Somepin happened to me." When losing her baby made her find her true identity and who she really was she says in line 14 "somepin happened to me" which shows how she suddenly developed into a caring, loving person. I believe that both the poem and the novel express good ways of developing characters and the significance of this.