Jim casy
Evan Higgins JIM CASY John Steinbeck passionately describes a time of unfair poverty, unity, and the human spirit in the classic, The Grapes of Wrath. ... 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 ones true identity and beliefs. Casy, however, was much more complex than the average individual. ... Jim Casy is an interesting, complicated man. ... Just as Jesus was exalted by many for what he stood for was supposed to be , Casy was hailed and respected by many for simply being a preacher. Casy and Jesus both saw a common goodness in the average man and saw every person as holy. Both Christ and Casy faced struggles between their ideals versus the real world. ... ) Casy once remarked, "I gotta see them folks thats gone out on the road. ... " Casy wished to reach out to others in spite of his own troubles. ... " This secures a definite parallel to Jesus Christ and not only Jim Casy, but the entire book, The Grapes of Wrath. ... " John Steinbeck and Jim Casy along with many other migrants believe in charity, helping others and an end to the insatiable appetite for money and self-indulgence. When Casy is saying grace in chapter eight, he compares himself to Jesus: "I been in the hills, thinkin, almost you might say like Jesus wen into the wilderness to think His way out of troubles." Casy was beginning to feel confused, troubled and stressful about his faith, but when he went into the wilderness and rediscovered nature, he was a new man with a new-found faith. ... ) Like Christ, Casy was jailed and later aroused the antagonism of the people in authority and was brutally slain. ... " Jim Casy was similar to Jesus Christ but his personality traits did not end there. Jim Casys personality is one of the most unprovincial, nonjudgemental in the world. ... Jim Casy was forever grateful to the Joads for travelling with him and talked of going off by himself to pay them back several times. ... " Casy never asked for money while he was preaching because he knew the position his listeners were in, even though he was also desperate for money. Casy said in chapter four, "I brang Jesus to your folks for a long time, an I never took up a collection nor nothin but a bite to eat.