The Grapes of Wrath Gender Quotes

The women knew it was all right, and the watching children knew it was all right. Women and children knew deep in themselves that no misfortune was too great to bear if their men were whole. (1.10)

The women went into the houses to their work, and the children began to play, but cautiously at first. (1.10)

The men sat in the doorways of their houses; their hands were busy with sticks and little rocks. The men sat still – thinking – figuring. (1.10)