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Route 66, or commonly known as the "mother road", is one of the most famous highways in the world. Stretching from Chicago to Los Angeles, the route is about 2,000 miles. Interestingly, the road is a two-lane road instead of a multi-lane road and passes by eight states. In the novel, the Joad family, along with an estimated of 400,000 other migrants, travel from Oklahoma to California to escape the Dust Bowl and Great Depression. (source) Route 66 was the "road of opportunity" because it gave the tenant families a chance to live a better life. (source)
Route 66 is significant to the Joads and all migrants because it was the path of hope and new beginning. The Joads and migrants hoped to move from Oklahoma to California to escape the adversity they encountered. They looked forward to the job opportunities in California. The hope and faith they had gave them the motivation to travel a vast distance with the scarcity of daily necessities, such as food and water. The Joads and other migrants were unaware of the trouble they will face when they arrive in California, only looking forward to all the positive things they have heard about the place.
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