Question

What is one reason Steinbeck uses parallelism in The Grapes of Wrath?

A.To detract from disturbing images
B.To create a puzzle for the reader to decipher
C.To downplay the contrast of opposing ideas
D.To develop his tone

Answer 1

To develop his tone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 2

The answer is: D.To develop his tone

In “The Grapes of Wrath” John Steinbeck shows the difficult situation that the farmers in Oklahoma had during the great depression, how they gain huge debts with the banks for the economics problems of the time and uses the parallelism to highlight the contrast of opposing ideas developing the tone of this novel.