Ma Joad is living with her family in a Hooverville where she people who have lost everything surround her. It would seem that all hope is gone and, yet, they have built the Hooverville in which they live. Ma Joad understands that these actions from the misfortunate people who have not given up. People sometimes lose hope and give up. They may run off like Noah. Regardless, this does not hurt the numbers because people still come and join the fight.
It is also understood by Ma Joad that everyone has a better chance if they stick together. In every scene where someone wants to be left behind, Ma Joad is always the first to protest. She does not want anyone to leave the group. This is why she gives her left over stew to the children. She does not even know these children but she does know that starvation will lead to a loss of hope. She wants these kids to continue the fight for survival.
With strength in numbers, confidence, and hope Ma Joad is certain that an end to the poverty will be found. This is why she says ‘They ain’t gonna wipe us out’. Many people are dying of starvation; enough that it may seem like an extermination, but they will eventually prevail. It is just a matter of time and strength. She wants the rest of her family to understand that they are part of this fight and they are part of the group that cannot be beat. The only thing have to do is keep trying like they have been even if hope appears certain to run out.
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