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E. Jean's new book......The Rapes of Graft
9 Jul 2026 7:18 am
That's called "allusion".RebelGator » 09 Jul 2026, 6:48 am » wrote: ↑ Plagiarism is not limited to dimwits, Johnny.....even Steinbeck was not immune to it.The Battle Hymn of the Republic”: “Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord/He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored.”
It's deliberate...
The Biblical Connection: The phrase originates from the Book of Revelation (14:19-20) in the Bible, where angels harvest the "grapes" of human evil and crush them in the winepress of God's wrath. It serves as a metaphor for impending judgment and justice