Thursday, February 21, 2013

February 21

Spelling Bee today in my room at 2:40

Notes on Biblical allusions in Grapes of Wrath and Of  Mice and Men

Moses and quest for the Promised Land
Christ, 12 Apostles, and the quest for Promised Land (heaven)
Tom Joad--Apostle or Adam
Eden, Tree of Knowledge of good and evil, apples
Noah
Mary, mother of Jesus
Michelangelo's Pièta
The Preacher (Ecclesiastes in the Old Testament)

Contrasting symbollism:
Gaia principle/Mother Earth
Female principle    Yin Yang

Read the following Wikipedia article on Steinbeck.  It's actually pretty informative.
Steinbeck

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