Who killed Casy?

Who killed Casy?

• A. Tom
• B. A policeman
• C. His employer
• D. He killed himself.

Answer: (B)

The moment tests your understanding of who kills Jim Casy and what that shows about power and oppression in the migrants’ world. Jim Casy is killed by a policeman during a confrontation with authorities, not by Tom, not by his employer, and not by suicide. This death is a brutal reminder of how institutional force can extinguish a compassionate, reform-minded voice among people trying to survive, and it propels Tom to grapple with the consequences of that violence.

The moment tests your understanding of who kills Jim Casy and what that shows about power and oppression in the migrants’ world. Jim Casy is killed by a policeman during a confrontation with authorities, not by Tom, not by his employer, and not by suicide. This death is a brutal reminder of how institutional force can extinguish a compassionate, reform-minded voice among people trying to survive, and it propels Tom to grapple with the consequences of that violence.