THE GRAPES OF WRATH
 What's New? For Teachers For Students Steinbeck and the book The Play
Study guide for a collaborative project
of the Alabama School of Fine Arts and
the University of Alabama at Birmingham
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DISCUSSION PROMPTS
for Chapter 28:

 ·  The "resurrection" of the mythic Christ symbol (Jim Casy) actually occurs in this chapter. Discuss how Tom's intentions to continue Casy's work extends this metaphor.

 ·  Based on your research in socialist philosophy, discuss how Steinbeck marries this philosophy with Christian mythology in this chapter. Begin with the idea that "two is better than one."

 ·  Consider Ma's explanation about the different ways women and men handle life, and cite examples from earlier chapters that substantiate Ma's analysis.

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The Bible passage Tom recites in this chapter is Ecclesiastes 4: 9-12:
 
     9  Two are better than one; because they have
        a good reward for their labour. 
    10  For if they fall, the one will lift up his 
        fellow: but woe to him that is alone when 
        he falleth; for he hath not another to help 
        him up. 
    11  Again, if two lie together, then they have 
        heat: but how can one be warm alone? 
    12  And if one prevail against him, two shall 
        withstand him; and a threefold cord is not 
        quickly broken.