Grapes of Wrath title significance
Biblical Title The Grapes of Wrath tells the story of the Joads, who migrate to California in search of a better life during the Great Depression of the nineteen thirties. ... How could any of this relate to the title The Grapes of Wrath though? This paper will demonstrate how the hardships the Joads endure are related to the hardships endured in the bible, as well as how that is exactly where the title of this novel came from. The first goal will be to show you how the title comes from biblical referencing. The title itself comes directly from the Civil War song, "The Battle Hymn of the Republic," written by Julia Ward Howe(www. ... "Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored, He has loosed the fateful lightening of His terrible swift sword His truth is marching on"(Howe). This song, comes from a biblical passage in revelations, revelation XIV to be exact, "which states that those who worship the beast and his image will drink of the wine of the wrath of God.