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The Grapes Of Wrath It has been proven over the course of the centuries that women are more adaptable than men. Women respond to the emotional needs of others, their lives are constantly changing. Men respond to the physical needs of others. They find a place in the world, and when they are suddenly ripped from their place and tossed into the world, they become lost. “Woman can change better’n a man…Man, he lives in jerks--…woman, it’s all one flow, like a stream…” These were the wise words spoken by Ma Joad in John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath. Ma Joad is the main character in Steinbeck’s novel. Every aspect of Ma exudes strength and comfortableness. Steinbeck describes her as