Discussion Questions:
1. Chapter five addresses 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 its 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?
5. When commenting on the sense of his time in prison, Tom says, "That kind of senselessness worries a man," (26). He also says some three times he would repeat the crime he committed. What do these thoughts reveal about Tom's character? His beliefs on life?
5. When commenting on the sense of his time in prison, Tom says, "That kind of senselessness worries a man," (26). He also says some three times he would repeat the crime he committed. What do these thoughts reveal about Tom's character? His beliefs on life?
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