Grapes of Wrath - biblica comparison

Many novels have similarities with the Bible. In John Steinbeck's "The Grapes of Wrath" it is unlikely that this will be realistic. Steinbeck used Sharon Rose, Jim Casey, and Joad's journey to California to describe Biblical characters and events. Descriptions of Sharon Rose and Jim Casey are the most obvious, but there are other events similar to the Bible in the book. The novel is divided into three parts, the time spent in Oklahoma, a trip on the road, and the time spent in California.

John Steinbeck intentionally named the angry grape. The comparison and metaphor of dreams and promised grapes make them exact. The ultimate break of the family and the desperate measures they have to take represent the "anger" part of the title. This title is very well chosen and very important for plotting.

Grape is the ultimate goal of 'angry grapes'. Represents the prosperity that all immigrants want in California. However, as the title of the novel suggests, grapes did not bring prosperity. Instead, California immigrants have nothing. So the grapes also represent lost hope and disappointment.

As the trip to California is scarce, the aspect of "anger" in the title is also accurate. But this is different from grapes. Anger is not a grape dream, it represents the reality of the trip. Angry means ultimately "violence, anger of anger, anger, anger" (American Heritage 1477). This definition is related to the struggle of the story. A grape representing a character 's dream will finally hurt them. For their hope, they have a wonderful will to keep and, finally, they are the most damaged since they are finally separated, injured or desolated. They need success and willingness to succeed, so they will not yield to the fact that they failed. Even if it's too late, Ma Yun is constantly trying to reunite his family. "Families are falling apart ... I do not know. I do not seem to think again, I can not think about it too much." (278)