... leave their land and homes. Steinbeck uses a number of symbols in the telling of his story which parallel stories from the bible. Some of the biblical symbols he uses are in his characters which have qualities similar to people from the bible, and in parts of the Joad family s travels. The ... and God's anger. In the bible, old grapes are destroyed to produce new grapes, all symbolizing the struggle of good and evil. Steinbeck uses many biblical symbols in this novel aside from the grapes. One such symbol is in his main characters. The entire Joad family, all twelve members on the journ...

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• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

... bible. It is Steinbeck's goal to convert his readers to Christianity that is closely related to socialistic doctrine, so that mankind will be saved. Throughout the novel, biblical allusions are made, but almost all are so indirect that they often go unnoticed by the reader. For example, Jim Casy's initials are "J. C," the same as ... death in which both men repeat the same final words "You don't know what you"re a-doin"". To further add to it's biblical significance, The Grapes of Wrath is written in much the same style as the King James Bible. Both texts are written with intercalary ch...

• Word Count: 1670
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School