Biblical Allusion in The Grapes of Wrath A popular literary technique that can be found in a number of literary works is the biblical allusion. John Steinbeck perfects this technique in his novel The Grapes of Wrath by introducing a character who is symbolic of Jesus Christ. This character, Jim Casy, not only shares initials with this biblical figure, but he also grows thoughout the novel as a speaker, a mediator, an organizer, and, most …showed first 75 words of 433 total…

…showed last 75 words of 433 total…as it changes throughout the novel from self-absorbed to one who thinks about the future and what he can do to help." In this sentence there is a problem with common references to "character" and the implied person of Tom. In other words, character does not equal Tom grammatically speaking or logically, for that matter. Tom's character has to be seen as a subset of Tom in mathematical terms. I hope you see my point.