What is one reason steinbeck uses parallelism in the grapes of wrath?
a.
to soften the blow of disturbing subject matter
b.
to downplay the contrast of opposing ideas
c.
to relax the reader with repetition
d.
to emphasize certain images

Steinbeck uses parallelism in The Grapes of Wrath to emphasize certain images.

Explanation:

The Grapes of Warth is a novel authored by John Steinbeck. Parallelism is a writing technique where parallel structures are created to reinforce the similar sentence structure.

Steinbeck used parallelism to emphasize certain images. He wanted to emphasize the unfairness the migrants of the Great depression faced. Steinbeck depicted the sorrow, anger, and the hatred of migrants; and he wanted that his readers get to known what exactly it feels like to be a migrant and the struggling life of migrants.