Chapter twenty-five is about how the small farmers can't sell their crop. They can't give it to the hungry people either, otherwise that would collapse the local economy. So they just burn the fruits of the land while the hungry people watch. Even if they can't give it to the local people, there are still hungry people other places around the world. Why couldn't they send it to them instead? It's still a crappy way of fixing things, but it's better than what they're doing now. It's such a waste.
In the part of chapter twenty-six that I've read so far, the family decides to move on and look for work other places. Al runs off to say good bye to a girl, and she gets mad at him. Apparently he promised they would get married. The girl tries to leave, but Al stops her using a little force. At first I was disgusted, but then when I read on, I realised he really liked her and didn't want to leave. He told her he would be back soon, probably hoping to spare her feelings, but all he did was hurt her even worse by keeping her hoping.
The family drives a little ways north when they puncture a tire. As they're fixing it, a man asks them if they want work. When they get to the farm specified, they see a bunch of people yelling outside the gates and have to be escorted in by police. I think they're protesters like the ones I keep reading about in my book for history. It's about time the workers started protesting. They deserve to be treated a lot better.
I thought this part of the book was a little less interesting than the rest of the book. Probably because it's been hard for me to relate to the characters. I've never been through anything remotely similar to what they're doing. I can hardly imagine what they must be feeling.
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