Question

In the literary work The Grapes of Wrath, the title references the Bible. Why might an author do this?

a. To make the audience admire him
b. To show off how educated he is
c. To make a reference to a work that audiences already know
d. To sound more poetic

Answer 1

B. To make a reference to a work that audiences already know.

Answer 2

c. To make a reference to a work that audiences already know.

Step-by-step explanation:

Not only does the title of Steinbeck´s novel, The grapes of wrath, reference the bible, but the novel as a whole does too. The reference in particular is made to the book of Revelations where the famous biblical passages that describe the Apocalypse are elaborated, which is not only a frightening imagery to reference, but also, a very fitting one considering the novel, the desperation, the anguish, and the pain therein treated.