The strikers give Jim Casy a feeling of empowerment. They motivate him to speak about about what he thinks without having to worry about people's religious beliefs. When he was still a preacher he had to restrict his thoughts and actions as to not offend people. But now that he is leading strikers rather than the church, he can freely speak his mind. Another way the strikers made him feel empowered was because they didn't question his leadership. Whatever he said and did, the followed. For example, when Casy had the idea to form a strike against the peach orchard, no one questioned him and they trusted that he had their best intentions at
