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Alexandra Gribbin, Victoria Scaramucci, Lea Serres

Alexandra Gribbin, Victoria Scaramucci, Lea Serres. Imagery. Imagery is omnipresent throughout the Joad family’s journey Steinbeck uses imagery to depict the landscape, the hardships faced by the Joads. Biblical Allusions. Ma Joad’s vision of California Noah and the Flood The Promised Land

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Alexandra Gribbin, Victoria Scaramucci, Lea Serres

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  1. Alexandra Gribbin, Victoria Scaramucci, Lea Serres

  2. Imagery • Imagery is omnipresent throughout the Joad family’s journey • Steinbeck uses imagery to depict the landscape, the hardships faced by the Joads

  3. Biblical Allusions • Ma Joad’s vision of California • Noah and the Flood • The Promised Land • Jim Casy parallels to Jesus Christ • The Joads and the Book of Job

  4. Colloquial Dialogue • The Grapes of Wrath is written is very informal manner because Steinbeck purposely captures the essence of lifelike interaction from Midwesterners in the 1930s and 1940s • “I ain’tgonna baptize. I’m gonna work in the fiel’s, in the green fiel’s, an’ I’m gonna be near to folks. I ain’tgonna try to teach ‘emnothin’.” • Jim Casy (Chapter 10 P. 94) • “Got ta make us up a little stew,” she said. “We ain’t et nothin’ cooked right sence we come from home.” • Ma Joad (Chapter 20 P. 249)

  5. Symbolism • Rose of Sharon’s pregnancy • Holds the promise of a new beginning • The death of the Joad’s dog • Foreshadows the tragedies that await the family • The Sun • A dangerous power and a provider of hope • Blood • Signifies both life and death

  6. Tone • Informal, proud, defiant • Ma Joad knows they will always live on, no matter how poorly they are treated because they are good people • Tom eventually adopts Ma’s philosophy • Steinbeck intentionally uses repetition and imagery

  7. Bibliography • "Biblical Allusions." University of Southern Queensland. 10 Apr. 2011. <http:// www.usq.edu.au/artsworx/schoolresources/thegrapesofwrath/biblical>. • Magar, Prashant. "Symbolism and Themes in the Grapes of Wrath." Buzzle Web Portal: Intelligent Life on the Web. 4 Apr. 2011. <http://www.buzzle.com/articles/symbolism- and-themes-in-the-grapes-of-wrath.html>. • RH, and MB. "Literary Elements." The Battle Hymn of the Republic. 5 Apr. 2011. <http:// maryrach.tripod.com/id1.html>. • "The Grapes of Wrath Symbolism, Imagery & Allegory." Shmoop: Study Guides & Teacher Resources. 6 Apr. 2011. <http://www.shmoop.com/grapes-of-wrath/symbolism- imagery.html>.

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