Context GOW

Question 1

Manifest destiny

Answer 1

Manifest Destiny was a 19th-century belief that it was the God-given right and destiny of the United States to expand its territory and spread its values

Question 2

Biblical

Answer 2

Jim Casey has the initials of JC like Jesus Christ. He is the moral spokesman of the novel and is often considered a Christ like figure
Title of the novel is grapes of wrath is a direct reference to the book of revelation in the bible. This is symbolic for the gathering of grapes to be crushed in a wine press, representing gods judgement and wrath. The grapes symbolise the oppressed and suffering migrant workers, while the wine press represents the hardships and injustices they endure.

Question 3

Dust bowl of the 1930s

Question 4

The Great Depression from 1920s-1940s

Answer 4

It was a global economic downturn which was characterised by mass unemployment and poverty.

Question 5

The Wall Street crash 1929

Answer 5

The crash marked the end of the roaring twenties and the beginning of the Great Depression.