1. Select a picture or photo depicting
the migrant workers of the Great Depression. Explain what a migrant
worker is using Internet and/or library sources. Make sure your definition
elaborates or explains the selected picture or photo.
2.
Describe the conditions of a migrant worker. How does this relate
to the conditions of the bunk house/ranch in the novel. Use examples
from the novel to back up your research. **Hint** Check out chapter
2, 4, and 5.
3. Both Lennie and George are migrant workers. Find 3 passages from the novel that support this statement. Include the page number and a brief description of the scene where the passage is found.
4.
Compare and contrast the life of George and Lennie to that of the account
of a migrant worker. How are they similar? How are they different?
Below are two sites focusing on accounts of migrant workers. You may find
your own migrant worker accounts on the Internet. You do not have to use
the sources I provided.
Sites of possible interest!
Photos of Migrant workers:
Account from migrant workers:
Related links to Steinbeck and the Great Depression:
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