Fearing for his safety, Ma Joad finds Tom and sends him away. Tom heads off to fulfill Jimâs task of organizing the migrant workers. The end of the cotton season means the end of work, and word sweeps across the land that there are no jobs to be had for three months. Rains set in and flood the land.
An undercroft is traditionally a cellar or storage room, often brick-lined and vaulted, and used for storage in buildings since medieval times. In modern usage, an undercroft is generally a ground area which is relatively open to the sides, but covered by the building above.n undercroft is traditionally a cellar or storage room, often brick-lined and vaulted, and used for storage in buildings since medieval times. In modern usage, an undercroft is generally a ground area which is relatively open to the sides, but covered by the building above.
An undertow is a type of ocean current that is caused by waves breaking on the shore.Most are quite mild and not dangerous, as long as swimmers keep their heads, although some have been known to be powerful enough to sweep swimmers out to sea.ndertows do not pull you under, sort of. An undertow is basically spinning you around like you're in a washing machine. The dangerous undertows form where there is a steep shore, sandy especially, and strong waves crash on it with frequent and relentless regularity.