The Grapes of Wrath-the Biblical Symbols

Biblical symbols are numerous in The Grapes of Wrath. The novel's title, for example, is taken from "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" ("Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord; He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored").
Of great significance within the range of biblical symbols, of course, is that of Christ, represented in the novel not only by Jom Casy, but aslo by Tom Joad, Rose of Sharon, and even Ruthie. Christ came as a leader for masses of people, and as a sacrificial figure whose death would offer man a new beginning and a second chan…