John Steinbeck – Chapter 5 (The Grapes of Wrath) | Genius We can’t depend on it The bank—the monster has to have profits all the time It can’t wait It’ll die No, taxes go on When the monster stops growing, it dies It can’t stay one size
The bank - the monster has to have profits all the time. It cant wait . . . The insatiable greed for profits by the bank is highlighted here A metaphor likens it to a rapacious monster This of course makes it easier for representatives of the banks and landowners to behave inhumanely towards the tenant farmers
The Grapes of Wrath Wealth Quotes Page 1 - Shmoop We can't depend on it The bank – the monster – has to have profits all the time It can't wait It'll die No, taxes go on When the monster stops growing, it dies It can't stay one size (5 11) By attributing blame to a monster, to an inhuman thing, it makes it easier for the landowners to do inhuman things What do you want us to do?