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Pa is the man of the family and the one who is looked to to provide for everyone and make all the decisions. The picture of the shotgun is used to show how it is Pa’s duty to protect his family and land. Both the pictures of the worn out boots and the hat/coat are used to show how Pa is a farmer and Okie through and through. He works hard and he works on the land. The pictures of the ax, the pitchfork, and the cotton are used to represent how Pa provides for his family through traditional farming. They use the ax on the chickens and pigs that they raise, they grow cotton on their farm to sell, and they continued to use older, more traditional farming tools such as pitchforks throughout the whole thing. The packed up jalopy is significant because it is how the family is going to go from Oklahoma to California in search of a better and more prosperous life. The broken farm house represents what Pa and the Joad family are leaving behind. The picture in the middle shows not only the destruction of the dust bowl, but also how Pa feels after being told to get off of his land and home. Lost, ruined and with nowhere else to go.

- Pa Joad