One reason Steinbeck uses parallelism in the Grapes of wrath is because he wants to create a puzzle for the reader to decipher. Thank you for posting your question. I hope this answer helped you. Let me know if you need more help.
Answer: See explanation
Explanation:
There was once a fortune teller who was known for always giving right predictions. The emperor invited him Once an Emperor invited him to his court and them gave him horoscope telling the fortune teller to tell him about his future.
After studying the horoscope, the fortune teller told the Emperor about the good things he saw and the emperor was really happy.
Then, the fortune-teller told the Emperor about the negative things and the misfortunes he'll face. This got the Emperor angry and he told the fortune teller to check the horoscope to know when the fortune teller will die.
The fortune-teller was clever and he knew that the Emperor wanted to kill him. He then said that the king was going to die the following day that he's dead. The Emperor changed his mind on hearing what the fortune teller said. He admired the clever reply by the fortune teller and gave him gifts.
