THE GRAPES OF WRATH
 What's New? For Teachers For Students Steinbeck and the book The Play
Study guide for a collaborative project
of the Alabama School of Fine Arts and
the University of Alabama at Birmingham
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DISCUSSION PROMPTS
for Chapter 12:

 ·  What is the refugee and war imagery employed in this chapter? Why is it an appropriate metaphor?

 ·  Note the discrimination the migrants face along the way. Discuss the irony in the definition of "thieving" as it's considered here.

 ·  How can the last scene in this chapter be an allegory to the entire novel's journey? (You might consider coming back to this question after you finish the novel.)




 Related Web Sites:
Route 66
Historic Route 66 As Route 66 doesn't appear on modern maps anymore, one needs a good description before heading out on the old 2 lane highway. This website has a turn-by-turn description of how to follow the original route.

Route 66 Magazine Online The official website of "the first and only slick, four-color publication written expressly for the Route 66 Roadie." According to the site, the magazine features stories that are "a blend of narratives and documentaries that make The Mother Road tick with tales that chronicle the history of an era revolving around a highway which, at one time, was the primary highway from Santa Monica, California to Chicago, Illinois, or vice-versa." Extra points for them: their front page features a quote from The Grapes of Wrath.