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Like The Turtle Symbolism
Correspondingly, Steinbeck develops a number of techniques in presenting these themes. Symbolism is highly employed by him; that everything in the novel was symbol for something. Symbolism here includes animals and other symbols are biblical. Animals in the novel are as important as its characters. Animals embody the kindness and cruelty of humans. Their sense of purpose is matched and similar to the qualities of the Joads and people like them. The most important symbol is that of the turtle in chapter 3, it suggests that the surrounding factors affect its fate rather than turtle itself does. This is a direct symbol of human fate, which is almost influenced by the oppression of the authorities. Like the turtle, the Joads also continue their

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