Jim Casy's Exile In The Grapes Of Wrath
Kyndall Foust Mr. Lindner English III AP 4th 18 February 2014
Exile in the Grapes of Wrath
There comes a time when desperate circumstances calls for irrational actions. In
Steinbeck’s novel, The Grapes of Wrath, Jim Casy is faced with the challenge of choosing right vs. wrong. Seeking a new philosophy, Casy finds himself displaced from his normal preaching life into an alienating and enriching experience that reveals his true character.
In the process of excluding himself from his everyday life of wondering and contemplating about a higher power, Casy starts to uncover his true identity. Before Casy and the Joad family leaves Oklahoma, Casy starts to unravel his ideas about mankind. The readers see a shift from a spiritual enriched man …show more content…
Aspects of religion are fading away and Casy starts to wonder what truly lies out there for him to discover. Things that are supposed to be wrong seem right and all the sin in the world seems sensible. There is a shift in Casy’s character, the readers discover a new man who is changing his entire way of life due to the displacement of the church, which he once called home. The sudden dust bowl and removal from home, led Casy to discuss with Tom Joad how “... [he] don’t know where [he’s] goin” and if there is even anything out in California for him to do (Steinbeck 21). Casy is struggling with the removal from the ordinary rituals of life because a “fella gets use’ to a place, [and] it’s hard to go” and how a “fella gets use’ to a way of thinkin’ it’s hard to leave”(Steinbeck 51). All this insight on Casy’s thoughts about mankind …show more content…
wrong. Casy found himself in a situation to stand up for what is morally right. After being released from jail, Tom found Casy outside of the peach picking farm and discovered that Casy has come upon a conclusion that “its need that makes all the trouble” not anything else (Steinbeck 382). Casy had discovered that people are getting into trouble because they are slowly dying due to the lack of food and necessities. After a long revealing discussion about what society is coming to and how Casy thinks this time of crisis will end, a surprising turn of events takes place. Suddenly “Casy fell sideways out of the light” after trying to speak some truth into the cops and expressed how their “helpin to starve kids” (Steinbeck 386). In addition to Casy’s knew perspective on society, he found himself being the leader because he talked so much and realized that he wants to make a difference in mankind. Casy found his true identity and separated himself from what was wrong and decided to work for change that is morally right. Tom took Casy’s philosophy of being “wherever [there’s] a cop beatin’ up a guy, [he’ll] be there... be ever’where-wherever you look” (Steinbeck 419). Casy had come to a mind blowing conclusion about life that led to his death. The key to find what is right in society is in the hands of the “okies”. Casy discovered that when they “... all got on the same tone... the tank swelled” and the cops
Exile in the Grapes of Wrath
There comes a time when desperate circumstances calls for irrational actions. In
Steinbeck’s novel, The Grapes of Wrath, Jim Casy is faced with the challenge of choosing right vs. wrong. Seeking a new philosophy, Casy finds himself displaced from his normal preaching life into an alienating and enriching experience that reveals his true character.
In the process of excluding himself from his everyday life of wondering and contemplating about a higher power, Casy starts to uncover his true identity. Before Casy and the Joad family leaves Oklahoma, Casy starts to unravel his ideas about mankind. The readers see a shift from a spiritual enriched man …show more content…
Aspects of religion are fading away and Casy starts to wonder what truly lies out there for him to discover. Things that are supposed to be wrong seem right and all the sin in the world seems sensible. There is a shift in Casy’s character, the readers discover a new man who is changing his entire way of life due to the displacement of the church, which he once called home. The sudden dust bowl and removal from home, led Casy to discuss with Tom Joad how “... [he] don’t know where [he’s] goin” and if there is even anything out in California for him to do (Steinbeck 21). Casy is struggling with the removal from the ordinary rituals of life because a “fella gets use’ to a place, [and] it’s hard to go” and how a “fella gets use’ to a way of thinkin’ it’s hard to leave”(Steinbeck 51). All this insight on Casy’s thoughts about mankind …show more content…
wrong. Casy found himself in a situation to stand up for what is morally right. After being released from jail, Tom found Casy outside of the peach picking farm and discovered that Casy has come upon a conclusion that “its need that makes all the trouble” not anything else (Steinbeck 382). Casy had discovered that people are getting into trouble because they are slowly dying due to the lack of food and necessities. After a long revealing discussion about what society is coming to and how Casy thinks this time of crisis will end, a surprising turn of events takes place. Suddenly “Casy fell sideways out of the light” after trying to speak some truth into the cops and expressed how their “helpin to starve kids” (Steinbeck 386). In addition to Casy’s knew perspective on society, he found himself being the leader because he talked so much and realized that he wants to make a difference in mankind. Casy found his true identity and separated himself from what was wrong and decided to work for change that is morally right. Tom took Casy’s philosophy of being “wherever [there’s] a cop beatin’ up a guy, [he’ll] be there... be ever’where-wherever you look” (Steinbeck 419). Casy had come to a mind blowing conclusion about life that led to his death. The key to find what is right in society is in the hands of the “okies”. Casy discovered that when they “... all got on the same tone... the tank swelled” and the cops