Characters in "The Grapes of Wrath": Casy

Casy is very important to The Grapes of Wrath. Casy was formerly a preacher, but is now unemployed, that meets Tom on Tom's way home from jail. He follows Tom home, and finds out that Tom's family has moved to their Uncle's. They both go to Tom's Uncle's, and when they arrive, they find out that Tom's whole family is moving to California to try to find work. Casy realizes that he has no work either, so he asks if he can join them. They agree, and he moves out with them. Casy is a philosopher. He is constantly thinking and talking about his thoughts about God, sin, the world, and everything in between. He often digresses into long monologues that are extremely hard to follow. He sometimes has half a mind listening to what one says, but oftentimes he does not pay attention to what other people are saying. If he does listen, he adds that into whatever he is saying, and adds his opinion to it. He is a very opinionated person, but his opinions are not very solid. He wavers between ideas quite a bit, as if he is never sure what is the right thing to say. Casy seems like the kind of person who just goes with the flow, and does not really worry about what will happen. He is not afraid to take the blame for others he cares about though, as is shown when he took the blame for Tom knocking out a sheriff in the first Hooversville they stayed in. He knew that if Tom was caught and taken in to jail, they would look up his record and send him back to Oklahoma, which would devastate Ma. Casy had no problem with going to jail, because he had nothing that would get him in worse trouble. 305 Casy is a very easygoing guy, although he talks quite a bit, and he is extremely likable as well. He is important to the story, and he saved Tom from being sent all the way back to Oklahoma.