Both Uses of
relapse
in
The Grapes of Wrath
- Al relapsed into an insulted silence.†
Chpt 16 *relapsed = returned to an undesirable previous condition
- Ruthie and Winfield tried to play for a while, and then they too relapsed into sullen inactivity, and the rain drummed down on the roof.†
Chpt 30
Definition:
to return to an undesirable previous condition -- especially illness, addiction, or bad behavior