Grapes of Wrath: pgs. 220-280

These chapters show a lot of the prejudices that start for stupid reasons. The guy at the service station said that "Okies" were no better than gorillas. Even the word "Okie" is degrating. As one man explained in the story, "Well, Okie use' ta mean you was from Oklahoma. Now it means you're a dirty son-of-a-b****...it's just the way they say it." (It never really matters what you say, but how you say it.)
I found it weird that Noah just left. I suppose he really wasn't talked about much in the story, and wasn't a major character. Maybe his purpose was to show how we can hurt people when we ignore them. I kind of found it interesting when he said, "Like to jus' stay here. Like to lay here forever. Never get hungry an' never get sad." The poor man was probably depressed and neglected all of the time.
I still think that Tom is my favorite character. I like how he got between the confrontation that was about to start between the "mayor" and Pa. I just find his attitude amusing and I like him. I personally think that the "mayor" is psycho. Half of the things that come out of his mouth don't make sense.
The part with the Jehovites was kind of...interesting too. I guess if their chanting and howling calmed Granma, then it was good. I figured Granma wouldn't last too much longer in the story without Granpa.
I also found it interesting when Casy said, "I ain't a preacher...my prayers ain't no good." Since when do you have to be a preacher to pray? I did like his point, though, when he said, "A preacher ain't nothin' but a man." It's too bad not many other folks would listen to him. Just because a man is a preacher doesn't make him perfect.