Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Chpt 26 ... finishing it up


3. Look at Chapter 26

  • In what way have Ma and Pa switched roles? Use text to support ideas.
  • How have Winfield and Ruthie developed as characters? How do they experience life in a way that differs from the rest of the family? What role do they serve in the novel thus far?
  • "A fella got to eat," he began; and then, belligerently, "A fella got a right to eat," (375). What's the difference between a right and a privilege? How is this difference articulated in the novel? In our world today? 
  • p. 386: Why does Tom act? In what way does this signify a change in his character? Or, maybe nothing has changed?
  • p. 388: Contrast Ma in the morning with violence of prior scene
  • Top p. 393: In what way does this passage exemplify the struggle of all migrant workers? In what way does this passage reveal the value of family (fambly)?
  • What are your thoughts on the family at the end of Chapter 26?

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The Grapes of Wrath Again: Economist 2005
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