DISCUSSION PROMPTS
for Chapter 2:
· Write a character analysis for Tom Joad.
Include observations about his physical characteristics
and his mannerisms. What does his handling
of the grasshopper connote about him?
· How does this chapter set up an opposition
between bosses and workers?
· What clues are given as to Tom's whereabouts
before he reveals he has been in prison?
· How does your historical knowledge of the
Dust Bowl become relevant in Chapter 2?
· See pictures of antique slot machines such as the one mentioned in the chapter
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| Lee, Russell. “Pie Town Café.” 1940. America
from the Great Depression to WWII Photographs
from the FSA-OWL, 1935-1945 |
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| Vachon, John. “Truck on A North Dakota Highway.”
1940. Documenting America, Library of Congress |
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| Rothstein, Arthur. "Truck Driver in Diner; Clinton,
Indiana." February 1940. America
from the Great Depression to WWII Photographs
from the FSA-OWL, 1935-1945 |
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