🚚The cafes along highway 66 cater to truck drivers, providing them with the food they enjoy and a friendly atmosphere.
🍞Mae, a waitress at one of the cafes, interacts with the truck drivers to attract their business and flirt with them.
🧡When a migrant family stops at the cafe, Mae initially hesitates but eventually shows kindness by selling them a loaf of bread and candy for their children.
💰The truckers observe the act of kindness and leave more money than the cost of their food, highlighting the impact of kindness on others.
🌟Steinbeck emphasizes the theme of kindness in cafe culture and how it can create a ripple effect, inspiring more people to show sympathy.