Analysis+of+the+Passage


 * [[image:grapes.jpg]] || “In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage.” (Pg. 349) ||
 * //The Grapes of Wrath// || ||

This passage describes the rage that grows within the people who are victims of profit. Since the farmers could not make a profit with their stored surplus of fruits, they began to burn the fruits in order to raise the prices of their product. They did not consider their workers’ need for food or other peoples’ need for food. Like a glass that is continually filled until it tips over, the people are filled with rage until they rebel against the farmers and take what they rightfully need. This passage also uses the words, “Grapes of Wrath,” which not only matches the title but also signifies one of the novel’s key points that the people will fight injustice and will not allow injustice to take the best of them.