How Tommy DiMaria is used to represent the distinction between the cowboys and sheepherders. The first thought associated with the word “cowboy” is that: this is a real man, virile, strong, brave, and dexterous. We imagine a clatter of horses hoofs, wind blowing into his ears, and a lasso in his muscular hands. This word definitely has a romantic tinge; some action is hidden inside it. What about “a sheepherder”? Our imagination depicts flat land …showed first 75 words of 1320 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1320 total…of The Grapes of Wrath, would call Tommy and all those who forced him out of there. It was his land before Tommy called it his own. Tommy recalled the old farmer not accidentally; he intuitively felt that history had been repeated. Now Tommy is exactly like him, saying good-bye and cursing this place once and for all. ”I hope it poisons you!” that farmer said, and Tommy could say the same to his opponents.