Question

The secondary definition of wrath involves the idea of retribution or punishment. Which of the following excerpts from The Grapes of Wrath best supports the idea that Steinbeck was building on this secondary definition?
A. Beside the fence he lay on his back, moved his head under the lowest strand, held the wire up with his hands and slid himself under, pushing against the ground with his feet.
B. Three other men sat on the ground, and in the center of the tent a lantern burned. The men looked up suspiciously. A dark-faced, scowling man held out his hand.
C. "Well, they was nice fellas, ya see. What made 'em bad was they needed stuff. An'l begin to see, then. It's need that makes all the trouble." D. The fertile earth, the straight tree rows, the sturdy trunks, and the ripe fruit. And children dying of pellagra must die because a profit cannot be taken from an orange.​

Answer 1

The answer is D

The fertile earth, the straight tree rows, the sturdy trunks, and the ripe fruit. And children dying of pellagra must die because a profit cannot be taken from an orange.​