Grapes of Wrath Finished

I have just finished the book Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck. My mind is still kind of thinking about the book a bunch. Just everything was so weird at the end and it made me kind of confused. Everything is very random. Like the flood. And Rose of Sharon nursing that old man, if he can be qualified as an old man. He is more like a middle aged man since his son is still very young. I officially figured out that the every other chapter scheme created a painting type thing that showed how the Americans of this time were reacting to the changes in the dust bowl. It also showed what the land was like, how it looked, what it seemed to feel in a sense. Then there was these random situations that were happening at this time. They also occurred a lot which is why they were included.

This book had a lot to do with the Bible. There were a lot of similar images from the Bible that were seen here. When the dead baby was floating down the creek it symbolized Moses when he was a child floating down the river. Moses ended up saving his people from suffering and led them through the desert. This dead baby seemed to take the burden of the rough times that were happening in this era with it. After this dead baby went down the river all of the suffering went with it. So in a since it took its people's suffering away.

Then when Rose of Sharon was nursing the middle aged man with a son it created the image of the Virgin Mary. You often see pictures of Mary nurturing Jesus and the world. So when you read the words of the image of Rose of Sharon nursing this weak and malnourished man you get such a strong image in your mind. It makes you think of the Virgin Mary.