Free write: Muley Graves mentions the idea of the hunter versus the hunted. Think of a time when you were the hunter and compare it to a time when you were the hunted. How did your sense of self vary in the two different situations? How did you act differently? Similarly?
Character groups: we learn something about almost all of the selected characters even if they haven't made a first-hand appearance in the text.
Discussion Questions:
1. Chapter five address a stark contrast between an "us" and a "them". How does this dichotomy erode community? Think about the tone created in this chapter and the language that leads you to that tone.
2. How does prioritizing the self negatively/positively affect a community?
3. How does Steinbeck use Muley's connection with the land as a way to suggest he might be crazy/"touched"? What does this connection with the land say about it's role in forming Muley's identity?
4. What kinds of animals have we seen in these chapters and what might those animals represent? Look closely at the last few lines of Chpt 6. What is Steinbeck trying to convey about life on the plains?
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