Reverend Jim Casy, a preacher, was once a passionate preacher who "used to howl out the name of Jesus to glory."(20) But as time passes, his passion and faith slowly dissipates along with the "[spirit] in the people" (20). Casy's rendered state depicts the loss of pride and faith among the common people as they experience the Depression during the 1930s. The Depression during the 1930s greatly affected the farmers and the common people as many were left in unemployment or in debt. Casy, one of the common people, losses his sense of pride as a preacher when he drinks alcohols to numb his loss of "spirit" and soul inside his body. The loss of faith makes him believe that he has "no hope [and] was a damned ol' hypocrite" (22) Casy no longer acknowledges himself as a faithful preacher and thinks himself as a "damned ol' hypocrite" that sleeps with girls and drink liquors by the shade. As Casy indulges himself to the point of becoming drunk, he questions his integrity as rightful preacher. His loss of faith compels him to look for the faults in himself and corner himself into the spiral of disparity. He forgets his pride as a preacher and drinks whisky to escape from the despair, the reality, and "Jesus". Men, like Casy, who lost sight of their faith become indulged in liquors and forget about their pride as people to escape from hardships, and end-up somewhere in the desert.
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-Steinbeck, John. The Grapes of Wrath. New York: Viking, 1939. Print.
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