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Grapes of Wrath
Push Factors
Pull Factors
Reality of California
Of Mice and Men
200
How did the Joads find out about California?
Handbill
200
Name one environmental factor that pushed the Okies from their homes
-Dust bowl -Lack of rainfall (couldn't farm there)
200
Name one job offered in California.
Pea pickers Cotton pickers Sharecropping/farming jobs
200
How well were the migrants paid, and why? Where have we seen this before in American history?
The migrants were not paid well because there were so many of them and they were all so desperate and easily replaceable. This happened before when immigrants from Europe and Asia came to the US for the same reason.
200
What do Lenny and George hope to start in California?
Their own farm.
300
California was portrayed as what Biblical reference?
The Promised Land
300
What sickness struck the families living in the dust bowl?
Dust pneumonia
300
Name at least 3 environmental factors of California that were appealing to the migrants.
- On the ocean - Sunny with plenty of rainfall - No dust clouds - Fertile lands
300
How were the Okies treated by the Californians? What were the Okie children called by the Californian children and why?
The Okies were treated as second class citizens. Californian children constantly bullied the Okie kids by calling them "those people" since they were viewed as white trash hillbillies.
300
List at least 5 details about their dream home in California. (how big is it? What animals with they have? etc.)
- 10 acres - their own house - windmill - little shack - chicken run - orchard with apple and peach trees - pigs and a smokehouse
400
In chapter 26, after a month living in the government camp, Ma Joad takes control of the family and says its time to move on. What reality of California is the family discovering that makes it impossible for them to stay there anymore?
The Joads are running low on supplies and work is becoming much harder to find.
400
Name at least 3 factors why living on the farms was no longer safe, comfortable, or enjoyable.
-Dust pneumonia -Could not earn money by farming -losing jobs -foreclosures
400
What was the ethos of California as portrayed to the migrants through sources such as music and handbills?
California seemed like it was made of sunshine and blue skies. It was almost like an echo of the 20's, still full of hope and untold riches.
400
Approximately how many migrants entered California each month during this Dust Bowl Migration?
7,000
400
George explains to Lennie why they are different from the other migrants. What is the ethos of the other migrants and why are Lennie and George different?
Other migrants are lonely and sad. They don't belong anywhere or have anyone. Whereas Lennie and George have each other, and a dream of a farm where they both will belong.
500
In chapter 28, not long after Al and Agnes annouce that they are getting married, Wainwright and the Joad families go to a small plantation in hope of work. What reality of California do they discover when they arrive?
The plantation had so many workers there, that all the crop was harvested before noon. This shows us how there were many more migrants than California actually needed.
500
What was the ethos on the farms? Name one example from the time period, or representation of the time period, that shows us how the people were feeling.
Ethos was depressing and hopeless. Answers may vary, examples include songs we listened to in class and either Grapes of Wrath or Of Mice and Men.
500
Aside from the economic and environmental aspects of California, what else made moving there seem like such a great idea?
California became an American icon; a beacon of hope for these people. It also became the focus of many cultural outlets such as music.
500
In 1936, how many deputies did the LAPD send out to patrol the border and turn away Okies with no money?
136 deputies
500
Many of the characters in the book share that they have their own "Californian Dream". Other than Lennie and George's dream, name at least two characters and their dreams and explain the reality of their situations.
- Curley’s wife wants to be a movie star, however, as a farmers wife, she would not make it to Hollywood, especially because of her untimely death. - Crooks wants to tend to the garden on Lennie's farm, however, the plot takes a couple turns for the worse, and they discover that the farm is just a pipe dream. - Candy is inspired by George's dream and wants to own a couple acres, but just like with Crooks, the farm isn't going to work out.