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Biblical Allusions And Imagery In Steinbeck's The Grapes Of Wrath
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John Steinbeck always makes it a point to know about his subjects
first hand. His stories always have some factual basis behind them.
Otherwise, he does not believe that they will be of any value beyond
artistic impression. Therefore, most of his novels take place in
California, the site of his ....
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....d family as a direct parallel with that
of the Hebrew people.
Steinbeck bolsters the strength of structure and character
development in the book through Biblical allusions and imagery. Peter
Lisca has noted that the novel reflects the three-part division of the Old
Testament exodus account which includes captivity, journey, and the
promised land.2 The Joads' story is a direct parallel with that of the
Hebrews. Just as the Hebrews were captives of the Pharaoh, the Joads' are
captives o.... |
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