In the novel The Grapes of Wrath, John Steinbeck portrayed a great female Ma Joad who was diligent, kindhearted, brave, friendly and willing to help other with her universal love. Influenced by the Great Depression an...In the novel The Grapes of Wrath, John Steinbeck portrayed a great female Ma Joad who was diligent, kindhearted, brave, friendly and willing to help other with her universal love. Influenced by the Great Depression and drought, the Joads had to move westward and found a new life in California. In the process of long journey, they met all kinds of difficulties; however, Ma Joad held the whole family together and guided them to overcome hardships and found their way out with her positive and decisive attitude towards life. Meanwhile, Ma＇s wisdom and independent thought reflected the feminism. Ma Joad symbolized the hope of beckon that lightens the darkness in their way to exploration.展开更多
Biblical archetypes are prominent in John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath. Steinbeck uses the protagonist, Tom Joad,and ex-preacher Jim Casy to symbolize Christ-like figures throughout the book. The family is ofte...Biblical archetypes are prominent in John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath. Steinbeck uses the protagonist, Tom Joad,and ex-preacher Jim Casy to symbolize Christ-like figures throughout the book. The family is often used to represent a people or specific persons in the Bible. The journey reflects the archetype of Exodus. These archetypal images provided a framework for the novel, enriched its content and established it as a landmark of American literature.展开更多
The Bible has incomparable effect in the western culture.Almost every aspect of the works of literature was affected by Christian such as the thoughts,theme,skills and structure.What’s more,the author’s view of lite...The Bible has incomparable effect in the western culture.Almost every aspect of the works of literature was affected by Christian such as the thoughts,theme,skills and structure.What’s more,the author’s view of literature,art and value were deeply affected by the Bible stories.Actually The Grapes of Wrath was a novel full of religious color.Analyzing the character prototype,the structure,the symbolic meaning of the"Grape"and the Christian spirits of The Grapes of Wrath by comparing with Exodus.It was useful for us to have a better understanding of religious effect on the works of literature.It will help us study the connotative religious thoughts of the other literature works.展开更多
文摘In the novel The Grapes of Wrath, John Steinbeck portrayed a great female Ma Joad who was diligent, kindhearted, brave, friendly and willing to help other with her universal love. Influenced by the Great Depression and drought, the Joads had to move westward and found a new life in California. In the process of long journey, they met all kinds of difficulties; however, Ma Joad held the whole family together and guided them to overcome hardships and found their way out with her positive and decisive attitude towards life. Meanwhile, Ma＇s wisdom and independent thought reflected the feminism. Ma Joad symbolized the hope of beckon that lightens the darkness in their way to exploration.
文摘Biblical archetypes are prominent in John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath. Steinbeck uses the protagonist, Tom Joad,and ex-preacher Jim Casy to symbolize Christ-like figures throughout the book. The family is often used to represent a people or specific persons in the Bible. The journey reflects the archetype of Exodus. These archetypal images provided a framework for the novel, enriched its content and established it as a landmark of American literature.
文摘The Bible has incomparable effect in the western culture.Almost every aspect of the works of literature was affected by Christian such as the thoughts,theme,skills and structure.What’s more,the author’s view of literature,art and value were deeply affected by the Bible stories.Actually The Grapes of Wrath was a novel full of religious color.Analyzing the character prototype,the structure,the symbolic meaning of the"Grape"and the Christian spirits of The Grapes of Wrath by comparing with Exodus.It was useful for us to have a better understanding of religious effect on the works of literature.It will help us study the connotative religious thoughts of the other literature works.
