Jim Casy Flashcards
1
Q
Moments for Jim Casy
3x
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- Revealing he is away from religion
- Taking the fall for Tom Joad
- Casy’s death
2
Q
Revealing he is away from religion
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He is starting to get ideas of collectivism
“The spirit ain’t in me no more”
- Loss of religion
“But my heart ain’t in it”
- He cannot bring himself to preach religion when he does not fully believe it
“Got a lot of sinful ideas, but they seem kind of sensible”
- The new idea of the oversoul, better than capitalism
3
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Taking the full for Tom Joad
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His ideas of the oversoul are being put into practice -> taking care of others
“If you mess in this youre whole family, all your folks, gonna get in trouble”
- He cares about everyone - everyone all together
“Between his guards Casy sat proudly”
- He is seen as strong and powerful, he knows he haas done something right
“Faint smile”
- Feels accomplished - development of the belief
4
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Casy’s death
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Dies for his cause that he believes
However it does not die with him
“You fellas don’t know what youre doing”
- Represents Jesus
“You don’t know what you’re a doing”
- Similar to what Jesus says in the Bible
“Crashed into the side of his head with a dull crunch of a bone”
- They may see his death as unimportant
- May not get his message
“Casy fell sideways out of the light”
- He done what he needed to do
