Unity In John Steinbeck's The Grapes Of Wrath
“I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. There is one body and one Spirit—just as you were called to the one hope that belongs to your call— one Lord, one faith, one baptism, ...” Ephesians 4:1-6
In the book “The Grapes of Wrath,” Steinbeck clearly expresses that human unity is the key to survival. All the way back to the Biblical ages to present day humans have survived with the help and bond of one another. One people, one world. Steinbeck's novel, “The Grapes of Wrath,” greatly builds upon the universally known stories …show more content…
The moral voice of the novel, Jim Casy, shares the same initials as Jesus Christ. Like Christ, he gladly sacrificed himself for the good of others by devoting his time fighting the injustice that the migrant families faced during the Dust Bowl. They both saw the greater good in people and were living in a world where their ideal perspective of life was differentiating from reality. Jesus Christ and Jim Casy are both considered “the great consoler of life,” because they wanted to give people hope of a better life and spirit. Another similarity is that both men went into the wilderness before coming back to the public life. Jesus Christ went into the desert for a period of forty days to prepare Himself to travel the hard road that laid ahead of his journey. Steinbeck did the same with the Jim’s character by having him wander the wilderness. In the book, “The Grapes of Wrath,” Jim Casy says, "You don' know what you're a-doin” (Steinbeck 426) before getting his head bashed by a cop. Jesus Christ's last words before dying on the cross were, "Forgive them, Father, they know not what they do" (Bible, Jn. 23:34). This shows just one of the many similarities between Jesus Christ and Jim Casy; they shared a similar lifestyle and death. Adding a Christ like figure to the story gave a powerful message to the
In the book “The Grapes of Wrath,” Steinbeck clearly expresses that human unity is the key to survival. All the way back to the Biblical ages to present day humans have survived with the help and bond of one another. One people, one world. Steinbeck's novel, “The Grapes of Wrath,” greatly builds upon the universally known stories …show more content…
The moral voice of the novel, Jim Casy, shares the same initials as Jesus Christ. Like Christ, he gladly sacrificed himself for the good of others by devoting his time fighting the injustice that the migrant families faced during the Dust Bowl. They both saw the greater good in people and were living in a world where their ideal perspective of life was differentiating from reality. Jesus Christ and Jim Casy are both considered “the great consoler of life,” because they wanted to give people hope of a better life and spirit. Another similarity is that both men went into the wilderness before coming back to the public life. Jesus Christ went into the desert for a period of forty days to prepare Himself to travel the hard road that laid ahead of his journey. Steinbeck did the same with the Jim’s character by having him wander the wilderness. In the book, “The Grapes of Wrath,” Jim Casy says, "You don' know what you're a-doin” (Steinbeck 426) before getting his head bashed by a cop. Jesus Christ's last words before dying on the cross were, "Forgive them, Father, they know not what they do" (Bible, Jn. 23:34). This shows just one of the many similarities between Jesus Christ and Jim Casy; they shared a similar lifestyle and death. Adding a Christ like figure to the story gave a powerful message to the