Chapter 2 & 3 Questions

Chapter 2

1. Where do the ranch hands keep their personal belongings such as soap, razors and magazines? The ranch hands keep their personal belongings on a homemade crate shelf.

2. Candy, the old swamper who shows George and Lennie to their bunks, is missing what limb?
Candy is missing his right hand.

3. What evidence does the old swamper give that the ranch boss is a “pretty nice fella”?
Evidence that the old swamper gives that the ranch boss is a "pretty nice fella"is that he gives a lot of whiskey on and he allows them to beat up the stablebuck on christmas.

4. What evidence is there that the boss is not a working man?
Evidence that the boss is not a working man is that he wears nice heel boots.

5. According to the old swamper, what is Curley good at?
According to the old swamper curley is good at boxing.

6. According to the old swamper, why does Curley wear a work glove on his left hand?
According to the old swamper curley wear's a work glove on his left hand for his wife.

Chapter 3

1. Why does George say Lennie will want to sleep in the barn that Friday night?
George says that Lennie will want to sleep in the barn that Friday night because Lennie wants to spend time with his new puppy.

2. According to George, how did he end up traveling with Lennie?
George ended up traveling with lennie because Lennie's aunt died so he took care of him.

3. What happened that made George stop playing dirty tricks on Lennie?
Lennie almost drowned so he stopped playin tricks on him.

4. Why did George and Lennie have to flee from Weed?
George and Lennie had to flee from Weed because they were getting chased by the men in the town because Lennie had accidentally scared some woman.

5. Who makes the final decision on whether or not Candy’s old dog should be shot?
Candy makes the final decision on whether or not Candy's old dog should be shot.

6. What is significant about the letter Whit reads from the Western magazine?
The letter was significant because it was a letter from a man that Whit used to work with.

OMAM review

1. Historical Background: Two migrant workers during the Great Depression tryin to find jobs while one is socially delayed.



2. Setting, Chapter 1: miles away from a town called Weed.

Time -1929



Place -In the woods miles away from town.



Environment -calm,nice



3. Setting, Chapter 2:

Time -1929

Place -Workers Ranch

Environment -Racist,mean



4. Characters that have been introduced:

-George
-Lennie
-Candy(swamper)
-The Boss
- Curly
-Stablebuck
-Curley's Wife
-Candy's Dog
-Slim
-Carleson
-Whit

5. Direct & Indirect Characterization of George.- Independent. carries the money.

6. Direct & Indirect Characterization of Lennie-Socially delayed, tall and big

7. Direct & Indirect Characterization of the Swamper-reads a lot,african american

8. Direct & Indirect Characterization of the Boss-strict

9. Direct & Indirect Characterization of Curly-tiny,mean

Digging a little deeper into John Steinbeck

1.What was John Steinbeck’s relationship to the Salinas Valley?
He was raised there as a youg man.

2.List five major facts about Steinbeck’s life.
John Steinbecks novel “The Grapes of Wrath”, considered by many to be his finest work, won the Pulitzer Prize in 1940.Three of John Steinbeck’s books who were made into Hollywood films:
Topoli (Of Mice and Men, Iran), Cannery Row, Of Mice and Men.In September of 1964, Steinbeck was awarded the United States Medal Of Freedom by President Lyndon B. Johnson.
His first novel was called Cup of Gold in 1929.
John Steinbeck has his own museum called The National Steinbeck Center.

3.What influenced Steinbeck to write the novella, Of Mice and Men?
Steinbeck had feelings for migrant workers, too. He was outraged over the way they were treated.

4.What are the other major works written by Steinbeck?
The Grapes of Wrath (1939), Tortilla Flat (1935), and The Long Valley (1938).

5.Who are some of the recipients of the Steinbeck Award?What is the purpose of the award?
Bruce Springsteen, 1996 October 26 John Sayles, 1998 February 14 Arthur Miller, 1999 April 22 Jackson Browne, 2002 February 26 Studs Terkel, 2002 October 02 Joan Baez, 2003 February 26 Sean Penn, 2004 September 10 Garrison Keillor, 2007 September 25.The John Steinbeck Award 'In The Souls of the People' is an annual award given to an individual that has contributed to society in the spirit of John Steinbeck. The award is given each year by Thomas Steinbeck and his foundation, The John Steinbeck Family Foundation, San Jose State University, and The National Steinbeck Center.

Of Mice and Men

1.Who wrote Of Mice and Men?
John Steinbeck

2.What is a novella?
a short novel

3.What was the Great Depression?
The 'Great Depression' was a period in United States History when business was poor and many people were out of work.

4.What were some of the causes of the Great Depression?
Stock Market Crash of 1929, bank failures, reduction in purchasing across the board,american economic policy with Europe, and Drought Conditions.

5.What is a migrant worker?
A person who moves within a country or who leaves his or her country of origin in order to seek employment in another country.

6.Do migrant workers exist today?Where? what kinds of jobs do they have?
Yes migrant workers exist all over the world where there is a lack of economic opportunities in their home country.Southern Calif.nurses recruited to fill the growing demand in health care. And factorys

Plot Line

Exposition: In the exposition we met two eight-year-old girls, Twyla and Roberta, whose mothers had left them in an orphanage. Morrison never identifies either character by race, but the reader is told that one girl is black and one girl is white. In the orphanage, Twyla and Robert become friends and stick together in an environment where there is confusion, hostility and loneliness. Through historical references the reader finds out that the time setting is the 1950's.
Rising Action: Grocery store, in the 1970's. Rich, working class. it was friendy akward feeling.
Climax:The school parking lot. Twyla is in the car and Roberta is picking. It is a scary,mean and voilent feeling.
Falling Action:Twyla is returnig to school and picketing.And resigns herself to maggie's race.And didnt kick her.
Resolution:They are both at a diner in the 1980's and Roberta confesses that she lied about Maggie. She didnt kick her.

Earth Friendly

In my English class we are trying to be more earth friendly by saveing paper. Instead of having testsn on paper, we do it by e mail. And instead of doing work from books we do it on the computer.

Pursuit of Happniess

Setting

Time: 2008

Place: Washington D.C.

Environment: Happy, Exciement. At the Capital