"Sometimes a fella got to sift the law. I’m sayin’ now I got the right to bury my own pa. Anybody got somepin to say?"
– John Steinbeck
The Grapes of Wrath, Chapter 13. Pa Joad speaks about a son’s right to bury his own father, contrary to what the law says. Grampa Joad is the first to die as the Joads travel the long journey to California. With money tight and a proper legal funeral at least 40 dollars and unaffordable, the Joads decided to bury Grampa on the side of the road.