...Casy somberly tells both Tom and the reader that he is no longer a preacher and further admits his own sins and trasngressions. This parallels the diminished faith of many individuals with the economic struggles of the Great Depression and Dust Bowl era. Casy is immediately introduced as a character who recognizes his own moral flaws and ironically has more questions on sin and religion than answers than any other character. The strong figurative language, such as personification and imagery, immediately grabs the reader’s attention by painting the picture of emotionless tractor at work and comparing it to the graphic scene of rape. The role and culpability of the tractor driver is also examined as the driver is just ‘doing his job’, which is operating the tractor...
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...stay at a stream near the California border, because he thought that his family didn't love him as much as the other children. Ma Joad wanted the family to stay together in one house. For example, when Rose of sharon tells ma that she and Connie plan on finding their own house, and Connie was going to study overnight and find a job with good pay, Ma gets upset and won’t allow it. Another example would be when the car breaks down and Tom decides that him and Casy will stay back to fix the car and Ma doesn't like the idea. In this quote, “What we got lef’ in the worl’? Nothin’ but us. Nothin’ but the folks. We come out an’ Grandpa, he reached for the shovel-shelf right off. (230-231,...
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...Oyibo 1 Onye Oyibo Mr. Cannon English III AP March 5th, 2014 The Grapes of Wrath Research Paper Throughout the Grapes Of Wrath, author John Steinbeck incorporates an adequate amount of Realism as well as Romanticism within his novel. Although these philosophies are brought upon the audience, Steinbeck prominently bases of The Grapes of Wrath upon a substantial use of Artistic Romanticism, through the similarity between the themes as well literally devices. Steinbeck stress the use of literally devices throughout the novel which establishes The Grapes of Wrath philosophy of Artistic Romanticism and Realism. Artistic Romanticism is based upon the romantic viewpoint of a particular outlook on the relations among God, Nature, and the individual manifested meaning. Throughout the novel of “Romanticism and Transcendentalism” the author is capable of unveiling the abstract meaning behind the philosophies of Romanticism. Romanticism was an not just an artistic movement but also, literary and intellectual movement that originated in the second half of the 18th century in Europe, and gained strength in reaction to the Industrial Revolution (Holman, Hugh M. "Definitions of Romanticism."). In literature, Romanticism has been found through recurrent themes of advocating criticism of the past. As well as in the novel (Phillips, Jerry, Andrew Ladd, and Michael Anesko. Romanticism and Transcendentalism) the author touches base on multiple in-depth examples and meaning of...
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...meat Ma sent, an’ I got a jug a water here. She don’t forget nobody, said Casy” (174). As the book progresses, Granma and Grandpa Joad die on the journey to California. Ma eventually has to take over the main role to keep everyone going and moving forward. Ma expresses her matriarchal role when talking to Granma: And Ma said over and over, “All right. It’s gonna be all right.” And she said hoarsely, “You know the family got to get acrost. You know that” (Steinbeck...
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