The Grapes Of Wrath

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though Ma in reality is the driving force behind it. He is a hard working tenant farmer who is forced out by elements beyond his control.

Grampa

He was attached to the land. He was too old to adapt to a new place. As soon as he was removed from the land, he died. He pretended to want to go to California but he was faking it.

Granma

She and Grampa quarreled a lot but they really were devoted to each other. After Grampa died she withered and died.

Jim Casy

The preacher, Jim Casy, can be seen as a modern day Christ figure, except for without the Christian Doctrine. The initials of his name, J.C., are the same as Jesus Christ. When he is saying grace in chapter eight, he compares himself to Jesus: "I been in the hills, thinkin', almost you might say like Jesus wen into the wilderness to think His way out of troubles."(pg 70-71) As Tom said, "one time he went out in the wilderness to find his soul, an' he foun' he jus' got a little piece of a great big soul."(pg 373) He ...

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for the family, and later for the whole migrant society. If Casy is a Christ figure then Tom would have to be his disciple. He lives on after Casy to carry on and implement his philosophy.

Uncle John

Uncle John shows what too much worrying about sin will do to a person. He blames himself for his wives death and is constantly worried about sin. He thinks that he is bringing bad luck to the family because of his sin. He tries to make up for it by giving kids candy or gum. He was sort of a hermit before he was kicked off his land.

Rose of Sharon

Rose of Sharon suffers the most of all the Joads. At the beginning of the book she had dreams of settling down with Connie in a white house and ...

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