Thursday, October 24, 2013

Day 4 (Period 7)

Make it count this week folks! Since I'm out and you have a sub, we'll track a lot of our discussion here. I'll be checking the comments while I'm away.

Instructions if you need them:

1. Each student needs to post at least once in the comments section of their period's blog post.
2. Posts should be about Day 4 reading, and can be either a discussion question, or an answer to someone else's discussion question.
3. Try to keep questions and answers roughly equal... if you see there are more questions than answers, add a question. If you see more answers than questions... pose a question!

Some additional suggestions:
  • include page numbers if you're asking a question
  • make sure it's clear who you're answering- either reply directly to a question, or state in your comment which question you're referring to

-Mrs. L.

17 comments:

  1. On page 71, it says, "Crooks face lighted with pleasure at his torture." Why does his face light up with pleasure? Is it because he's never done this to anyone else because he can't?

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    1. I think it's because Crooks is used to being a lower member of society (at the time, blacks were discriminated), and so, he has found someone lower than him, Lennie. Therefore, he can torture Lennie because Lennie is mentally incapable of retaliating.

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    2. I think it's because crooks was always lower than everyone, and now that he had someone to bully, he is happy that he isn't the o

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  2. On page 80, Curley's wife threatens Crooks by saying, "You know what I can do to you if you open your trap?" What do you think is the consequence that she mentions? Do you think there is a possibility that it would be worse than getting kicked off the farm?

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    2. I think that because in those times, racial discrimination was not as wrong/punished as it is today, that Curley's wife could possibly do worse things, such as, to an extreme degree, have Crooks physically hurt.

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    3. I do think that's likely. Right after that, she says, "I could get you strung up on a tree so easy it ain't even funny." I'm not certain, but maybe this is talking about lynching?

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    4. During the 1920s-1930s(time this book took place), people hurt african americans without really being punished. Maybe she was saying she could get him physically hurt when she said "I could get you strung up on a tree so easy it ain't even funny."

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    5. I think it means that she could do to him what she couldn't do to normal, white people. Most likely a form of physical punishment because African American people were often whipped in that time period.

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  3. Why does Crooks allow Lennie in his room if he is so "aloof" (page67), and doesn't like people minding his business?

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    1. I don't think Crooks can control Lennie whether or not to come into his room, because he was an African American.

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    2. I think Crooks is taken off guard by Lennie wanting to talk to him. During the Great Depression, there was definitely an issue about racism so socializing with African Americans was looked down upon. I believe Crooks is just lonely and would like some company since no one really cares about him or treats him as an equal.

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  4. why does Crooks so readily ask to be a part of the dream of the farm when he has just said that he has seen many people also share the dream to have some land but are never able to achieve it

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    1. it may be because Crooks had never seen a group of people who actually had a chance of achieving their dream. George, Lennie, and Candy already have almost enough money to buy the farm, so their dream is actually reachable.

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    2. Well, he hated to be on the farm they are on in the first place, so he was looking for a easy way off the farm. Additionally, George, Lennie, and Candy actually almost have all the money they need in order to buy the dream farm, so Crooks believes that he can escape this farm and join theirs. Also, Crooks probably prefers George, Lennie, and Candy as the farm owners than Curley's dad, since they are probably going to be much nicer to him.

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  6. I agree with Kayla, Crooks thought that its not possible to have that dream farm

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