... all the other people in the book. He absorbed all of the things he witnessed and became so much a man for others by the end of the book. Rose of Sharon's character also goes through a big transition. She went from being high-spirited to being mysterious and serene. Her pregnancy may have been a metaphor for the new personality she was developing ... the circumstances. Economic hardship affects people in different ways. We saw the role of Pa Joad change drastically as his ability to take care of his family diminished. Rose of Sharon's husband, Connie, abandoned her before she had their b...

• Word Count: 1294
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

... tribes of (Californians). We can find other symbols and parallels from the Bible: Rosasharn`s giving her breast to the starving man; Jim Casy (Jesus Christ); uncle John sets Rose of Sharon`s stillborn child in an old apple crate (like Moses in the basket); as the Israelites received the new Law, so the migrants develop new laws. Another symbol in the novel ... fall, the truck, the goods and the box-car must be abandoned, Rosasharn`s baby is born dead, they find a starving man instead of food. Then the miracle happens: Rose of Sharon offers her breast to the old farmer and gives him new ...

• Word Count: 2399
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: High School

... characters in this novel were underdeveloped and unrealistic. As in Of Mice and Men, The Grapes of Wrath focused mainly on the male perspective. The female character of Rose of Sharon was only portrayed as a silly pregnant and there was no opportunity to understand her point of view or her personality. The character of Ma Joad was more developed than Rose ... of Sharon but the reader only learns about Ma through what the male characters thought and said about her. It is safe to say that John Steinbeck's inability to understand women was ... ...

• Word Count: 1509
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... of the central themes. Even as they break up along the way, Ma's "rise to power" and Rose of Sharon's coming of age all show what an important part of migrant life the family is. When Connie runs away, Rose of Sharon is devastated, but she is supported by her family and stays strong. She is devastated yet again when her child ... ...

• Word Count: 1752
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... her feet. She stooped to the utensil box and picked out the iron skillet."(chapter18) Another situation where Ma's control is used is when they are traveling and Rose of Sharon talk's about living with Connie in a town. "Well, we talked all about it, me an' Connie. Ma, we wanna live in a town."(chapter17) After hearing her story, Ma became in ... shock, proclaiming "We don' want you to go way from us. It ain't good for folks to break up."(chapter17) Ma demonstrates her leadership and love by telling Rose of Sharon that she should stay with the family and not go off with Connie and begin...

• Word Count: 2022
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

... is also just the beginning, so although the book stopped telling a story, the "new order- was just starting. Other characters in the novel which parallel biblical figures are Rose of Sharon (also a name Jesus called himself) who is the life provider to a dying man in a barn, and Tom Joad who is like Tom the apostle in taking up Casy's new religion ... ...

• Word Count: 1267
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School