Zygote In The Grapes Of Wrath

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My statement regarding a passive attitude does not apply to the Joad family. Instead this attitude does apply to characters included in Steinbeck's novel. As you previously mentioned, Steinbeck believed the zygote he discusses was the solution to problems demonstrated by people like May and the tire salesman? First it's important to understand what exactly a zygote is. A zygote is formed when two gametes are joined together. I'm not a biology major but I would assume that the definition speaks for itself and can easily be applied as a metaphor in "The Grapes of Wrath." The man behind the counter encourages May to help the man out. Instead of charging the man 15 cents for the loaf, she gave it to him for 10. Later May charges the man a penny