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**Symbolism in //The Grapes of Wrath//**

=Thesis: John Steinbeck uses symbolism to advance the plot and help his goal to expose those farmers who lost everything during the Great Depression and their travels to the southwest. Steinbeck uses Jim Casey as a Christ figure, Tom Joad as a disciple, Rose of Sharon as hope for the future, and others as symbols to further advance his plot. =

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