Ma Joad continually shows her capability of self control and selflessness for her family. She sets aside her grief, pain, tiresome, insecurity,... to enable her capacity to reassure the family; spread security and hope. Her position in her family is vital and she acknowledges and accepts this with great humility and courage. Not because she is close minded but simply because she can't find another way to control herself: she thinks only of the present, and doesn't let her-self be overwhelmed by what may or may not be. A clear example of this is when she is talking with Al in the middle of the desert of Arizona and he asks her if she does not fear the comments the there is no work in California. Ma answers almost immidatly and with no doubt that she can only take as much the present: she cannot think of what may be, because she is strong enough. (Steinbeck, pg. 124)
---Alejandra Lopez and Daniela Antillon
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