Grapes of Wrath: pgs. 448-502 (end)

Well, first of all, may I voice my opinion for the end of the book? WTF?! I was kind of disappointed because it didn't really tell you what Tom did next (even though we can kind of guess what happened to him). The part with Rosasharn at the end was kind of...shocking--I guess you could say. It was a good thing that she helped the old man though--even if he didn't want her to--but it was kind of...well, you know. I guess some good came out of her not having her baby. I must wonder, though: Did Rosasharn know that she was going to have a miscarriage? When Ma asked her about picking cotton, she looked at her belly and insisted upon working...I'm curious about this.
I found it kind of interesting, too, how Pa called Ruthie a b**** for ratting out Tom. I must somewhat agree with Pa though because Ruthie was becoming a huge pain in the butt. I'd find the word "brat" more fitting than "b****" though.
I found it kind of funny how Al promised this other girl that he'd marry her at the other camp and now he's deciding to marry Aggie. I guess it just shows you how people change...or other things that I could mention but won't. Al must have a thing for blondes because the other girl was blonde too. I think he cares more about Aggie though because he was going to leave the other girl and come back (yeah right) when now, if the family had to leave, he would want to stay with Aggie.
I was also amused by the sign the land-owner had put out for his 20 acres of cotton...for some reason, I just found it funny that he wrote the words in crayon.
One part that I found related to real life today was how the Joads went out and bought things that weren't really necessary for their survival (like new clothes and such). Uncle John even said that they really didn't want beer, he just wanted to buy something. I guess that that's just human nature--how we like to use our money for more pleasure than necessity when we get the chance. They may be regretting buying new clothes now that they're out of food though.
I really wasn't too thrilled with the ending. It just kind of cut off the story and really left you hanging. Maybe the author wanted you to use your imagination and guess what happens next.
So I think that the Joads will be alright and they will get through this hardship. (Maybe Tom will stir up a little trouble with those in power too.)