Tormented Virtue - Grapes of W

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A fallen preacher who too often succumbed to temptation became the a leader of

righteousness. In John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath, Jim Casy left the ministry when

he realized that he did not believe in the Christian ideas about sin, just as Jesus turned

away from his religion and its arrogant ridge beliefs. Casy was a mixture of the

goodness of Jesus Christ and the weakness of the common man.

Jim Casy can be seen as a modern day Christ figure. The initials of his name, J.C.,

are the same as those of Jesus Christ. Casy and Jesus Christ both saw a common

goodness in the average man and saw everyone as holy. "...I figgered, 'maybe it's all men

an' all women we love: maybe that's the Hol

Approximate Word count = 487
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)

Category: Novels

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