To a God Unknown

Grief strikes sometimes deeper than tears.
Joseph Wayne comes to believe that a mighty oak tree on his land is inhabited
by the spirit of his father.
When he invites his brothers to settle near him he has no idea that one brother, a
religiously zealous Christian will decide that Joseph's "worship" of this tree
is a pagan sin.
Not only does he move his family away, when Joseph refuses to follow his more
traditional beliefs, but he plans the destruction of the tree, as well.

This rich allegorical story took five long years for Steinbeck to get it how he wanted
it. It was not one of his most popular novels, but I think it could take the prize for the
most philosophically deep. I enjoyed it tremendously as I think perhaps most English
majors would...perhaps religious studies majors, too.
 To a God Unknown has rich well crafted settings and intricate character portraiture,
Steinbeck's main strengths aside from dang good storytelling.

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