Authority roles
In Chapter 5, the idea of the authority roles, especially the men who is the the one who work and make decisions for the family. Due to the Great Depression, the men had to work harder in order to take care of their family who are in great challenges everyday.
"Grampa killed Indians, Pa killed snakes for the land" (34).
This quote shows how powerful the male figures in the family is during the hard times which is the traditional family structure. The word "killed" illustrates the masculine aspects of human such as Grampa and Pa with the determination to protect his family from any harm such as financial and physical. Grampa and Pa destroy any harm away from their land which is their only economic resource that help them survive because farmers only work and make profits by improving their land.
In Chapter 4, in contrast of the protective aspect of the male figure, the desire for women or sex also appears within their thoughts. The one who has the authority such as Casy takes advantage of the girls that go to church.
"An' then-you know what I'd do? I'd take one of them girls out in the grass, an' I'd lay with her" (22).
This quote shows how Casy abuses his power for doing wrong things because of the fact that he is the authoritative male figure in the community. The power that he has is used in a wrong way where he lures the girls "out in the grass" to have sex with them which is not the right thing that the preacher should do. After realizing what he has done, he has lost all his hope and Holy Spirit because of the wrong things that he does by abusing his power.
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