GOW: 25 - 1/2 26

1. Character Groups: yikes. A lot has happened. What do we know about your character? You and your group need to create a Facebook profile for your character. Be concise. Be accurate. Be grounded in the text.

Name:
DOB:
Important Life Events:
Interests/Hobbies:
Occupation:
Relationship status:
Family:
Hometown:
Current Location:
Favorite quote: (from text)
Life Slogan: (not from text)
Places you've been:
Friends:
Status Update:
Tagged Statuses:

2. Look at Chapter 25

• The tone of the chapter shifts. Where? Why? How would you describe the tone?
• Look at the final few sentences: "And they stand still and watch the potatoes float by, listen to the screaming pigs being killed in a ditch and covered with quicklime, watch the mountains of oranges slop down to a putrefying ooze; and in the eyes of the people there is a failure; and in the eyes of the hungry there is a growing wrath. In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage" (349). What do these final lines mean and how do they play into major themes and actions of the novel thus far?

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? 

The Grapes of Wrath Again: Economist 2005
Field of Tears: Economist 2010
Not just food is wasted: NYTimes 2010