The Symbolism Of Purity In John Steinbeck's The Lord

White symbolizes purity, holiness, and virtue, as well as reverence (Bratcher). This increases the audience’s feelings of sympathy due to the working conditions, and the fact that the children are so innocent and pure. The idea of purity is often associated with the God. It is said that the Lord “is speaking about the heart of someone whose sins have been forgiven and whose heart has been made new, whose purity comes, not from themselves, but from the presence of Jesus in their lives,” (Wittman). Thus, meaning that the child is accepted by God and his image. He is considered a divine human.