"I ain’t preachin’ no more much. The sperit ain’t in the people much no more; and worse’n that, the sperit ain’t in me no more. ‘Course now an’ again the sperit gets movin’ an’ I rip out a meetin’, or when folks sets out food, I give ’em a grace, but my heart ain’t in it. I on’y do it ’cause they expect it."
– John Steinbeck
The Grapes of Wrath, Chapter 4. A Christ-like figure in <em>The Grapes of Wrath</em>, Jim Casy even the same initials as Jesus – J.C. He is the novel’s spiritual and moral spokesman. He was once a highly popular and respected preacher but has now lost his calling.