The Grapes of Wrath # 2

300 words minimum - due by 11:59 pm, Sunday, 27 March 2011

Please respond to the following prompt:

What's the difference between the tractor driver in Chapter 5 and Mae in chapter 15. I'm not requiring you to analyze the two characters and make assumptions based on what little information you have on them; instead, I am asking that you assess the two situations that these characters are involved in.

What enables the tractor driver to knock down the Joads' house, while Mae lies and sells candy to the children at a very discounted rate? What is the difference in these two situations?

I'm looking forward to discussing this further during our Socratic Seminar on Monday.

The Grapes of Wrath # 1

Let's talk about the structure of the novel.

How do you feel about Steinbeck's alternating chapter format?

What function does this serve?

What are your first impressions of the novel?

Any connections to other novels, poems, short stories, songs, or films?

Minimum:25o words...due by 11:59 pm Sunday, March 20.