Noah Joad is the oldest child (19) of five children, but he
is not treated this way due to accident leaving him with a form of brain damage.
Noah feels useless and unwanted as the Joad family get up and move in the
truck. The only time anyone really listens to him is down by the river when he
tells Tom that he is going. He leaves to find a better happier life were people
will want and listen to him.
Noah’s movements are very held back, it comes across that he
is scared of movement, as he can’t deal with change when Jim Casey joins the
family Noah finds it very hard to go near him or move at all. Even after Noah
leaves no one really cares very much,
Tom make little effect to stop Noah from leaving and the when he tells
the rest of the family Ma asks what Noah had said and Pa says “That boy is all
my fault”. After that Noah is not really spoken of.
When with the family, Noah doesn't really do much at all he
doesn't get in the way but he doesn't really help much, Ma keeps correcting him
when he does things wrong. Like when he grabs the wrong pan, I t is clear that
Noah feels he would be helping the family if he just left and got out the way.
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