In both cases, however, the tenacity and defiance of the characters are more of a hindrance than a help. However, these values ​​of rebellion – of America – enrich and add meaning to both Tom Joad's and Richard Wright's lives. And although their experiences couldn't be more different, they both possess the tenacity to face enormous difficulties, both physical and social. Joad and Wright, the farmer and the intellectual, the troublemaker and the trouble-avoider, the one unaccustomed to discrimination and the one hardened to it: despite the many differences in their respective struggles, both men fight against inequalities in their lives. who oppress them with their qualities of tenacity and determination, despite the consequences often caused by those same qualities. Both Joad and Wright are true heroes of their respective stories, fueled by their perseverance and rebellion, true American values, for better or for worse, though so often it is the