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
As the very title of the novel,grapes of wrath comes directly from"The Battle Hymn of the Republic"by Julia Ward Howe during the Civil War,"Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the land;He is ...As the very title of the novel,grapes of wrath comes directly from"The Battle Hymn of the Republic"by Julia Ward Howe during the Civil War,"Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the land;He is tramping out the vintage where the grapes of wrath is stored;He has loosed the faithful lightening of His terrible swift sword,His truth is marching on".Here,Stein beck managed to show how the hope-filled people become despair and wrathful and how the grapes of hope turn into the grapes of wrath,expressing his sympathy with the dispossessed and instills his novel with something religious solemn and conveys his pre diction that as injustice is building up and up,something is going to explode into violence.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
John Steinbeck,the winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in1962,is one of the great American writers of the 20th century.In his entire prolific writing carrier,he creates the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Grapes...John Steinbeck,the winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in1962,is one of the great American writers of the 20th century.In his entire prolific writing carrier,he creates the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Grapes of Wrath,published in 1939.The novel is so important that it is regarded as Steinbeck's best work,and one of the 20 books that have changed the USA.This paper aims at analyzing The Grapes of Wrath from ecocritic approach,in order to explore the ecological thought of John Steinbeck,which is beneficial to building a harmonious society.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As the very title of the novel,grapes of wrath comes directly from"The Battle Hymn of the Republic"by Julia Ward Howe during the Civil War,"Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the land;He is tramping out the vintage where the grapes of wrath is stored;He has loosed the faithful lightening of His terrible swift sword,His truth is marching on".Here,Stein beck managed to show how the hope-filled people become despair and wrathful and how the grapes of hope turn into the grapes of wrath,expressing his sympathy with the dispossessed and instills his novel with something religious solemn and conveys his pre diction that as injustice is building up and up,something is going to explode into violence.
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John Steinbeck,the winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in1962,is one of the great American writers of the 20th century.In his entire prolific writing carrier,he creates the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Grapes of Wrath,published in 1939.The novel is so important that it is regarded as Steinbeck's best work,and one of the 20 books that have changed the USA.This paper aims at analyzing The Grapes of Wrath from ecocritic approach,in order to explore the ecological thought of John Steinbeck,which is beneficial to building a harmonious society.
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.
