@article{oai:ocuocjc.repo.nii.ac.jp:00000280, author = {仲地, 弘善}, issue = {1}, journal = {沖縄キリスト教学院大学論集 = Okinawa Christian University Review}, month = {Mar}, note = {The final scene of any fiction can be debatable from the viewpoint of its theme and structure. What additional comment can we make regarding the final scene of The Grapes of Wrath? The final scene where Rose of Sharon, the Joads' daughter, gives her breast to a starving and dying man, has been discussed about its relevancy to the development of the subject matter. How we can read the final scene will give the reader a key to appreciate the novel to the fifth level of reading. So, in this paper, I will argue "five layers" of reading, especially the fifth level of statement in The Grapes of Wrath, which is closely related with Steinbeck's "non-teleological breakthrough" concept. By using it as a tool for discussing "a new awareness" that comes up in the souls of Tom Joad and Rose of Sharon, I will conclude that, in the final scene, Rose of Sharon has broken through the hard and tragic experiences to understanding the Whole; that is, "a new awareness" that gives her an ecological perspective in this context.}, pages = {59--69}, title = {『怒りのぶどう』、読みの層、そして最終場面}, year = {2005} }