The Grapes of Wrath

The Grapes of Wrath really surprised me.  It was dark and depressing. I felt very sorry for all of those people and how they were treated.  They lived a very hard life and struggled to survive.  I felt particularly sorry for the children.  The scene where they stopped to buy bread at the diner and are  told they don't have enough money.  The owner tells the woman waiting on them to just sell it to them.  The kids are looking at the candy and she also sells them the candy at a reduced price.   She starts to feel sorry for them too.  It was a totally opposite feeling watching the African Queen and then watching The Grapes if Wrath.