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Rose of Sharon’s husband, Connie, is a constant dreamer, spinning visions of a better life without the actual wherewithal to see them through. His dreams of his future come to him on a whim based on his surroundings. For example, after passing through a small city in the car, Connie resolves that he wants to give up on agriculture and instead have a store in town simply because the life they see from the window looks nice. He imagines he’ll be able to get a higher-paying job by signing up for a correspondence course using a form he happens to find printed in a Western novel. When the family is on the cusp of crossing the desert, the heat causes him to add ice to his shop-owning dream. In stark contrast to Tom, who lives in the present moment too much, Connie avoids the present almost entirely. His refusal to dwell in the present means that he abandons the family not long after he sees the reality of the Hoovervilles that migrant laborers live in. He would rather dwell in a beautiful future than fight through a difficult present to get there. His inability to nurture a dream to fruition mirrors his refusal to stand by Rose of Sharon through her pregnancy and help her bring a baby into the world.
