Chapters 11-15 Grapes of Wrath
(B)

Route 66

During the time of the Dust Bowl in the 1930s many migrators moved West from the drought in hope for a new life away from the dryness of the past. Many migrators were in need for an easy route to get to the west, to on November 11, 1926 the Highway 66 was made for the benefit of the travelers. The route is about 2,448 miles long. This highway has also been known to be called the "Mother Road"/

                                          
This route allowed many to travel easier and faster. This route is significant to Joad and his family because this was the road that was going to take him away from the drought-ridden Oklahoma, and to a hopeful new future in California. Many families   like Joad's were in hope for a new future that they could start their lives and this was the highway to take them.



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