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Tom and Casy get up the next morning to go to Uncle John's.

There, Tom finds his family loading a converted Hudson truck with what remains of their possessions ; the crops were destroyed in the Dust Bowl and, as a result, the family had to default on their loans.

With their farm repossessed, the Joads cling to hope, mostly in the form of handbills distributed everywhere in Sallisaw, Oklahoma, describing the fruitful state of California and the high pay to be had in that state.

The Joads are seduced by this advertising and invest everything they have into the journey.

Although leaving Oklahoma would be breaking parole, Tom decides that it is a risk worth taking.

Casy joins the family as well.