Meaning of phrase Grapes of Wrath?

Answer 1

what does grapes of wrath mean ---- The grapes of wrathare referenced in the Book of Revelation 14:19:

And the angel thrust in his sickle into the earth, and gathered the vine of the earth, and cast it into the great winepress of the wrath of God.

This is one of The Bible's hairier passages. You don't gather grapes with a sickle, you don't throw the whole vine into a winepress, and why does God have a winepress anyway?

The phrase is usually invoked to refer to a type of anger that hangs around, and stays, and gets stronger - the way that wine ferments and becomes more potent. That is probably the idea in The Battle Hymn of the Republic (which is where this wording first occurs), and almost certainly the sense in the John Steinbeck novel (which is where most people first meet the phrase).

Answer 2

This is a reference to The Apocalyspse of Saint-John

(And the angel thrust in his sickle into the earth, and gathered the vine of the earth, and cast it into the great winepress of the wrath of God)

And to a American patriot song

The Battle Hymn of the Republic

(He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored)

Answer 3

The phrase "Grapes of Wrath" comes from the title of the novel by John Steinbeck, published in 1939. It refers to intense feelings of anger or outrage, often directed at social or economic injustice. In the novel, it symbolizes the suffering and hardships endured by migrant farmworkers during the Great Depression.

Answer 4

grapes are grown in California where the family was moving to to find work but the had a hard time so they are angry.