"Finished this day--and I hope to God its good."

Today we will consider closely the ending to The Grapes of Wrath.

Two biblical allusions to consider:

1. Moses and the bullrushes-- the biblical leader from the Old Testament who is saved in a basket placed in the bullrushes of Egypt.  

      related---the African American spiritual: 

Refrain:

Go, tell it on the mountain,
over the hills and everywhere;
go, tell it on the mountain
that Jesus Christ is born!

2. Rose of Sharon:  "I [Christ] am the rose of Sharon and the lily of the valley" (Cant. 2:1) 

"This thy stature is like to a palm tree and thy breasts to clusters of grapes" (Cant. 7:7).  

"In the Eucharist, Christians believe that Christ gives himself, body and blood, in the form of bread and wine."  -Center for Learning

We will start with a multiple choice quiz (10 minutes) and then I would like you to practice doing a timed writing about the ending of the novel (25 minutes).

You may use your book.

Thursday we will read and evaluate your responses.