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"The Downing Sun: Jim Casy Vanessa Cromer John

Steinbeck passionately describes a time of unfair poverty,

unity, and the human spirit in the classic, The Grapes of

Wrath. The novel tells of real, diverse characters who

experience growth through turmoil and hardship. Jim Casy-

a personal favorite character- is an ex-preacher that meets

up with a former worshiper, Tom Joad. Casy continues a

relationship with Tom and the rest of the Joads as they

embark on a journey to California in the hopes of prosperity

and possibly excess. Casy represents how the many

situations in life impact the ever-changing souls of human-

beings and the search within to discover one's true identity

and beliefs. Casy, however, was much more complex than

the average individual. His unpredjudiced, unified, Christ-like

existence twists and turns with every mental and extraneous

disaccord. Jim Casy is an interesting, complicated man. He

can be seen as a modern day Christ figure, except without

the......

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