Jim Casy in Grapes Of Wrath
”A man sat on the ground, leaning against the trunk of the tree. His legs were crossed and one barefoot extended nearly as high as his head.” (Pg. 25) That comfortable man was Jim Casy. At this point in the book Tom Joad meets the ex-preacher. Tom invites Casy along with him to find his family, once they find the rest of the Joads; Casy is invited to go on the journey to California with them in hopes of prosperity. Casy’s initial introduction of a comfortable, simple man is truly a misleading understatement of his true character. Jim Casy, is a very complex, and dynamic man. He has an almost a Christ-like existence. Jim Casy is an interesting, and complicated man. He can be seen as a modern day Christ figure, minus the belief in the Christian faith. The initials of his name, J.C., are the same as Jesus Christ. Casy was hailed and respected by many for being a preacher. Casy and Jesus both saw a common goodness in the average man and saw every person as holy. Both Christ and Casy faced struggles between their ideals versus the real world. (Despite Casy's honesty, goodness, and loyalty to all men, he would not earn a meal or warm place to stay. Although Jesus had many followers, still other
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Approximate Word count = 1699
Approximate Pages = 7 (250 words per page double spaced)
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