GoW--Chapter 26--"The Crucifixion"
Jim Casy's final words: "You don't know what you're a-doin'."
Christ's final words: "Forgive them, Father, for they know not what they do."
Echoes from Chapter 14: "Fear the time when the strikes stop while the great owners live--for every little beaten strike is proof that the step is being taken [...] fear the time when manself will not suffer and die for a concept, for this one quality is the foundation of manself, and this one quality is man, distinctive in the universe."
If you think these Land Owner vs Labor clashes were nothing big, think again. It's amazing how ugly things can get when people are fighting for their livelihoods. In this case, the land owners are trying to maintain what they have and the migrant workers are looking to get their own piece of the pie...
The Jim Casy / Jesus Christ connection conveyed by Woody Guthrie:
Revolution in the air?
PUSA--"Peaches"