John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath relates in many ways to the Bible and the book of Exodus: the people torn from their homes, the journey towards a land “of milk and honey”, Tom Joad representing Moses, Jim Casy symbolizing Moses, Aaron and Christ, and the troubles they face on their pilgrimage. At the start of the story, people are leaving the land that had belonged to their families for many generations. They had …showed first 75 words of 1696 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1696 total…to think to himself. Likewise, it was common for Jesus to leave his disciples or followers and go to be alone and pray. The relation between The Grapes of Wrath and the Bible’s Exodus is very complex and beautiful from the people being torn from their homeland, to the journey towards their Promised Land, and finally the comparisons between the characters of Tom Joad representing Moses and Jim Casy symbolizing Moses, Aaron and Christ.