The Grapes of Wrath, Chapter Nine

This is a very sad chapter and I can feel what the families are feeling. They are desperate. They are selling everything and for anything because something is better than nothing. They are scared and want a new start, but fear they cannot ever really start over...but that perhaps they will always be missing a part of their identity. They have not chosen this destiny, but are being forced to move only for the survival of their families. The chapter is full of tangible anxiety.