structureCaliforniaFrom the perspective of the structure,there is an unusually outstanding feature of the novel,that is,Steinbeck success fully bolstered the strength of structure in the book through biblical allusions and symbolism,completing his grand epic work with the triple parts of the Exodus ...
The biblical symbolism in John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath can be viewed as essentially messianic in nature. However, this is not to say that the message or point of the novel is in itself religious. Walter Fuller Taylor, in his commentary on the work, makes the relevant point that ...
MineeyeshaveseenthegloryofthecomingoftheLord:Heistramplingoutthevintagewherethegrapesofwratharestored;HehathloosedthefatefullightningofHisterribleswiftsword:Histruthismarchingon.我们看到上帝降临的荣耀,他双脚踏着愤怒的葡萄,他拔出闪电这把无敌的利剑,他的真理在奔腾呼啸 Theselyricsrefer,inturn,tothebiblical...
John Steinbeck's novel The Grapes of Wrath is one of the most significant American novels of the 20th century. Throughout the novel, Steinbeck makes use of biblical metaphors in order to illustrate the suffering of the protagonists and the injustice of those who take advantage of them....
The origin of the phrase “grapes of wrath” may well come from the biblical scriptures of Isaiah 63 and Apocalypse 19; both refer to the winepress and grapes as holy symbols. Furthermore, in Isaiah 63 Jesus claims to have “trodden the winepress alone” whereas Apocalypse 19 suggests the...
摘要: The Bible is an important source of western culture. It has a great influence upon western literary creation. Focusing on the "grape" image in Steinbeck s The Grapes of Wrath , this essay explores its symbolic meanings and its relation with biblical allusions.关键词:...
It is not narrated from the first person point of view, yet the language has a salty, catchy eyewitness quality about it, and its vivid biblical, empirical, poetical, cinematic, and folk styles demonstrate the tonal and visual acuity of Steinbeck's ear and eye, the melding of experience ...
我们看到上帝降临的荣耀,他双脚踏着愤怒的葡萄, 他拔出闪电这把无敌的利剑,他的真理在奔腾呼啸 Theselyricsrefer,inturn,tothebiblicalpassage. a3 WiththeStockMarketcrashof1929,America movedintotheGreatDepression. TheeconomicstructureintheU.S.A.changed. Thegapbetweentherichandthepoorlengthened. Moreandmore...
The Grapes of Wrath, suggested by his wife Carol Steinbeck, which was deemed more suitable than anything by the author. The title is a reference to lyrics from The Battle Hymn of the Republic“(《共和国的战斗赞美诗》)--- A war song of the Civil War: Mine eyes have seen the glory of...
The title is a reference 2、to lyrics from The Battle Hymn of the Republic“(共和国的战斗赞美诗)- A war song of the Civil War: 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; He hath loosed the ...