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"The Downing Sun: Jim Casy Vanessa Cromer John

Steinbeck passionately describes a time of unfair poverty,

unity, and the human spirit in the classic, The Grapes of

Wrath. The novel tells of real, diverse characters who

experience growth through turmoil and hardship. Jim Casy-

a personal favorite character- is an ex-preacher that meets

up with a former worshiper, Tom Joad. Casy continues a

relationship with Tom and the rest of the Joads as they

embark on a journey to California in the hopes of prosperity

and possibly excess. Casy represents how the many

situations in life impact the ever-changing souls of human-

beings and the search within to discover one's true identity

and beliefs. Casy, however, was much more complex than

the average individual. His unpredjudiced, unified, Christ-like

existence twists and turns with every mental and extraneous

disaccord. Jim Casy is an interesting, complicated man. He

can be seen as a modern day Christ figure, except without

the tending manifest belief in the Christian faith. The initials of

his name, J.C., are the same as Jesus Christ. Just as Jesus

was exalted by many for what he stood for was supposed to

be , Casy was hailed and respected by many for simply

had spent a lot of time pondering the environment at hand,

say anything." He remarked early on in the book, "There's

Although he managed to organize those few men, and kept

once said,"An I says, 'Don't you love Jesus?' Well, I thought

God or Jesus? Maybe,' I figgered, 'maybe it's all men an' all

questioned the basic belief in God and Jesus, but also the

I'll be ever'where—wherever you look." Casy was a

cooperation is holy: "When they're all workin' together, not

Approximate Word count = 2208
Approximate Pages = 9 (250 words per page double spaced)

Category: Novels

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