A brown-faced man dressed in a light gray business suit got out and walked across to the truck…He wore a massive gold wedding ring on the third finger of his left hand. A little gold football hung on a slender chain across his vest.
– John Steinbeck
The Grapes of Wrath, Chapter 26. This is a description of the man who offers the Joads work at peach pickers on the Hooper Ranch. His expensive suit and gold symbolize the wealth and greed of big farm owners who exploit the poor migrant workers.