1. I think that The Grapes of Wrath reveals a lot about the views of the author, John Steinbeck. The first thing that struck me was the way they viewed God. They all seemed to have such a skewed vision of him. It appeared to me that the grandma was the only one who had any real reverence for God. Everyone else acknowledged his existence, but didn’t follow his rules. Even the preacher was very far from what he should have been doing. No one followed Gods commandments and their speech was as if there was no respect for God what so ever. It seems like they all knew there was a God, but none of them were ever taught how to follow through with at belief. They all believe that they are going to heaven by the good things they have done and not what God has asked them to do. I think that Steinbeck himself was never really introduced to God. In the book there is no biblical information or any real truth from God in it. Even if he was introduced to God it was only a very small amount, a very small diluted amount of information. And the way Casy addressed sin was poorly thought out. Saying that it is only sin if you think it is is such a childish way to look at it. It is such a childish idea. That’s like saying the glass is only broken if you think it is. The glass is still broken whether you think it is or not. And that is the same thing with sin. Murder is still a sin whether you think it is or not. The way That Rose of Sharon thought that all the sins were being brought on her is also a very silly idea. Sin isn’t like Karma where what comes around goes around. Sin is a very personal thing. I believe that John Steinbeck’s view of God is small, and he believed that God was not an important part of life.
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