How Does Lighting Function in the Scene Between Tom, Casy

question 16

Multiple Choice

How does lighting function in the scene between Tom, Casy, and Muley in The Grapes of Wrath?

• A) It obscures the characters so that the viewer has just as difficult a time seeing them as they do themselves.
• B) It contrasts the dark background and Muley's haunted face, which is illuminated by a flickering candle, thus revealing the despairing state of mind of the characters.
• C) It depicts with harsh lighting the ruin of the withered fields that led to the characters' ruin.
• D) It depicts with bright lighting the happy-go-lucky attitude of the characters during one of their liveliest moments.
• E) It throws eerie shadows on the wall, thus evoking an image of horror that is as scary to the audience as to the characters on-screen.

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