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Jesus Christ In John Steinbeck's The Grapes Of Wrath

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In John Steinbeck’s masterpiece The Grapes of Wrath, the former minister, Jim Casy, symbolizes Jesus Christ due to his constantly virtuous nature throughout the novel. Casy exemplifies his selflessness when He died for others as a martyr similarly to Christ’s death on the Cross. The corrupt police jailed Casy for trying to assist the marginalized farmers who were underpaid and exploited by the landowners. This parallels with when the Romans seized and arrested Jesus because of a bribe from Judas and false accusations. Moreover, they both endured terrible suffering before their death. Casy was beaten to death by the hands of the policy, just as Jesus endured the most gruesome and painful method of execution, crucifixion. Equally important, both
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