Free write: "66 is the path of people in flight, refugees from dust and shrinking land, from the thunder of tractors and shrinking ownership, from the desert's slow northward invasion, from the twisting winds that howl up out of Texas, from the floods that bring no richness to the land and steal what little richness is there. From all of these the people are in flight, and they come into 66 from the tributary side roads, from the wagon tracks and the rutted country roads. 66 is the mother road, the road of flight" (118).
1. List all the significant verbs
2. List all the significant adjectives
3. List all the significant nouns
4. Using your word lists, describe the tone of this passage. Remember that when you talk about tone you use adjectives, and link your tone directly to the words of the passage.
Character groups: Quick check in with your group to add to your lists (5 min max)
Discussion questions:
1. Chapter 12 is somewhat chaotic in its narrative. Why do you think Steinbeck did that?
2. What is xenophobia and how can we see it expressed in these two chapters? How can you foresee it playing a large role in the remainder of the novel?
3. What is the first unpleasant event on the Joad's journey and what does it foreshadow about what lies ahead?
4. What's the significance of Granpa's death?
5. What is the value of Jim Casy's prayer on p.144? What are the Joads and the reader to take away from it?
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