What does the title signify?
2007-03-18 06:15:10 · 2 answers · asked by kimberlilayne 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
The title was suggested by Steinbeck's wife; the title is a reference to the Battle Hymn of the Republic:
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 hath loosed the fateful lightning of His terrible swift sword:
His truth is marching on.
You have to read the book...
2007-03-18 06:32:17 · answer #1 · answered by Sgt Pepper 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dear Kimberly: I believe the answer goes back a bit further than Battle Hymn of the Republic. Check out the passage from the Bible, Revelation 14.
Revelation 14:19 (New International Version)
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19The angel swung his sickle on the earth, gathered its grapes and threw them into the great winepress of God's wrath.
Sounds pretty scary, doesn't it. But I guess that's how the Okies felt, being forced from their homes and traveling all the way to California to try to find a livelihood.
2007-03-18 09:48:11 · answer #2 · answered by cjones1303 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋