Grapes of Wrath-Character Analysis of Rose of Sharon

Rose of Sharon is is the eldest daughter of Ma and Pa Joad. Which obviously makes her ,the protagonist, Tom Joad's older sister. In the story she is pregnant. This is hard simply because of what they are going through with having to be traveling and moving around. She is married to Connie in the story and they are together through the entire time on their way to California. They feel that when they reach California they will be able to start a new and fabulous life where they can raise their baby and be a family. This didn't end up turning out as well as they had planned though. When they got to California life was a lot harder than they thought it was going to be. This caused for her husband Connie to leave her with her unborn child alone with the family. If it was not for Ma talking sense into her she might have left as well. Rose of Sharon was kind of a the only sense of hope the family had. She always was giving off a more positive and happy vibe which made it a little bit easier for the family to deal with. This women never failed to have this want to help others. She was always looking for a way to be positive and help those who needed it, even though sometimes she was really the one needing help. After her husband left her and her unborn child dies she is left with nothing (besides her family). This makes her feel the need to be of use. This is what causes her to use her milk left over from her pregnancy to feed a starving man so that he does not die. With such compassion and love for others she becomes an inspirational character in the book. She went through two of the hardest things someone can go through and still came out the enough positive attitude to help others.