Rosasharn Joad

Rosasharn Joad (aka "Rose of Sharon") is a major character in John Steinbeck's "The Grapes of Wrath". She is the older of only two girls of Ol' Tom Joad, and one of Tom Joad's siblings. She is married to a dreamer named Connie and is pregnant in most of her appearances; however, before her baby is even born at all, Connie leaves during the book.

Near the end, after Tom is forced to flee after his littlest sister Ruthie reveals him killing a policeman for killing Muley Graves, Rosasharn takes over as the final protagonist, as her baby is stillborn, and thus he/she is never determined by gender or named. The dead baby is then sent to the government to make them feel guilty (in hopes, anyway). However, this turns out not to mean she'd been pregnant for no reason, as she breastfeeds a starving, destitute man.