Ideals and reality in The Acts of King Arthur and his Noble Knights.

• Main Author: Ng, Terrance.
• Other Authors: School of Humanities and Social Sciences
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: DRNTU::Humanities
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/52203
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

In the closing scene of The Grapes of Wrath, Rose of Sharon transforms from a petulant young lady into a Virgin Mary-like figure. After giving birth to a stillborn baby, she changes and breastfeeds a starving man milk despite her loss. Steinbeck creates a powerful image, evoking the Christian ideal...