Highway 66 runs from Chicago, Illinois to Santa Monica, California. It goes though major cities and small towns. (source)
Pictures of Highway 66 during the 1930s:
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| A Jalopy on the Highway (Source) |
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| Woman on the side of the highway (Source) |
As seen on the pictures above, highway 66 was not a pretty road. Most of it looks dry and exposed to the sun. The Joads are constantly thirsty for water, and the setting of the road just make things worse. In all three pictures, the jalopies are covered in personal belongings. With the Joads having 12 people, their jalopy might seem even crazier. They are barely about to leave the state and they have already gone through so much. The highway shows no sign of grapes or oranges, which could throw the Joads off and make them lose some hope.
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