1.+Summary

 =Summary of Chapter =   The Oklahoma farmers were being kicked off the land by the "machines", which were the banks. The farmers were then forced to move west to California where life was said to be much easier. The local people of California felt that the migrants, which they called the "Okies", were invading their lands and taking over their jobs. The locals began to form armed bands to terrorize and keep the "okies" in their place, for example, the Farmer Association that was incharged to start a riot in chapter 24. Businesses took advantage of the migrants despretness by paying them lower wages and raising the price for their products.The Okies accepted working for a lower wages because it was their only option to survive. The big businessess were highly benefitted by this because by raisng the price on the products and paying the workers less, they made a greater profit. 

Author's Purpose
John Steinbeck's purpose for including this chapter in his novel was to inform the reader of how the migrants from Oklahoma were seen by the Californians and how the Okies suffered through the period. He also uses this chapter to show that humans no regard for other humans and only lookout for themselves. He shows this by explaining how the large companies control the workers and force the workers to take lower wages for their own benefit.