Lessons 4-5, Friday P2-3: OMAM Written work
On a typed NAMED WORD DOCUMENT write your responses, in as much detail to the following questions:
(Questions relate to the extract that begins: ‘Lennie said, “tell me about that place, George…”’ to“…when this lovely thing should come about.”’)
Remind yourself of what George has previously told Lennie about ‘how it’s gonna be’ on their farm (first chapter, before they arrive at the ranch). List ways in which Steinbeck indicates that this telling is different to the previous one, from George’s point of view.
Look at Candy’s behaviour in this discussion. How does Steinbeck present him slowly becoming involved? Why do you think it happens at this particular point?
Comment on Lennie’s responses within this section. You might want to consider the following quotations from his speech in particular:
‘We could live off the fatta the lan’ (clue: link to Question 13 below)
‘They’d nibble an’ they’d nibble … the way they do’
‘you jus’ let ’em try to get the rabbits. I’ll break their goddam necks’
Read carefully the images of the dream farm that George evokes. What are the qualities of the description that are so appealing? In what ways do the descriptions tie in with the overall theme of Nature?
How does Steinbeck create a feeling of genuine excitement among the three men about their plans becoming a reality?
Extension
Research the American Dream. How does George’s vision of the Dream Farm correspond to this? You might like to think about whether you find this an uplifting or depressing episode, and what Steinbeck’s motives were in including this section.
Lesson 3, Thursday P6: OMAM Zoom
Lesson 2, Wednesday P4: OMAM Zoom Lesson Notes
Please make sure your annotations are up to date, use my typed notes below:
Lesson 1, Tuesday P3: SENECA OMAM Context Recap
See task set on SENECA to check how much you remember.