Casy somberly tells both Tom and the reader that he is no longer a preacher and further admits his own sins and trasngressions. This parallels the diminished faith of many individuals with the economic struggles of the Great Depression and
Dust Bowl era. Casy is immediately introduced as a character who recognizes his own moral flaws and ironically has more questions on sin and religion than answers than any other character.
The strong figurative language, such as personification and imagery, immediately grabs the reader’s attention by painting the picture of emotionless tractor at work and comparing it to the graphic scene of rape. The role and culpability of the tractor driver is also examined as the driver is just ‘doing his job’, which is operating the tractor …show more content…
This quote is very memorable as it paints the contemporary image of Monsanto and GMO crops being engineered. This quote introduces scientists who are the antithesis of the sharecropper farmers.
While the sharecropper farmers/migrant workers have very little to no understanding of the science between the crops they plant and harvest, the scientists have the godlike ability to alter the crops to be fruitful and profitable.This quote is the epitome of the social­economic issues being exposed in The Grapes of Wrath.
Though it is the most memorable quote to me because it references and connects back to the title of the book, this quote goes beyond that. The fruits of the labor of the scientists are destroyed to maintain profit for businesses. The success of science in engineering bountiful crops that have the potential of feeding all the starving migrant workers is a failure because the businesses are preventing this success from benefiting everyone.
This brings resentment to those who are