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LESSON 23
TODAY’S AGENDAActivity 1.14
Finish it upIntro to Of Mice and Men
Introductory notes
OBJECTIVE: Analyze how conflicting images point to thematic points. Synthesize connections among multiple texts to support a thematic
interpretation.
ACTIVITY 1.14 PP. 64++
Analyze how conflicting images point to thematic points.
Synthesize connections among multiple texts to support a thematic interpretation.
“ELLIS ISLAND” P. 64
The GodfatherInteractive Tour of Ellis Island
THE AMERICAN DREAM & IMMIGRANTS“Ellis Island”
Mark the conflicting images created by Bruchac.
Slovak Grandparents
Native American Grandparents
ELLIS ISLAND BY JOSEPH BRUCHAC
Beyond the red brick of Ellis Island
where the two Slovak children
who became by grandparents
waited the long days of quarantine,
after leaving the sickness,
the old Empires of Europe,
a Circle Line ship slips easily
on its way to the island
of the tall woman, green
as dreams of forests and meadows
waiting for those who’d worked
a thousand years
yet never owned
Like millions of others,
I too come to this island,
nine decades the answerer
of dreams.
Yet only part of my blood loves that memory.
another voice speaks
of native lands
within this nation.
Lands invaded
when the earth became owned.
Lands of those who followed
the changing Moon,
knowledge of the seasons
in their veins.
Slovakian grandparents arrived in America and were excited to own the land they worked.
Native American grandparents upset because the land they loved was being taken away from them.
He is conflicted because of his dual heritage.
EA 2: How is the American Dream different for the two groups included in the poem?
“ON BEING BROUGHT FROM AFRICA TO AMERICA”BY PHILLIS WHEATLEY
What is the conflicting image presented by Wheatley?
How does America satisfy her American Dream?
T’was mercy brought me from my Pagan land,Taught my benighted soul to understandThat there’s a God, that there’s a Saviour too:Once I redemption neither sought nor knew.Some view our sable race with scornful eye,“Their colour is a diabolic die.”Remember, Christians, Negros, black as Cain,May be refin’d and join th’ angelic train.
“ON BEING BROUGHT FROM AFRICA TO AMERICA”
THE AMERICAN DREAM
How could you use Wheatley’s poem in EA 2?Jot down some ideas.Point out specific lines that would be helpful.
“EUROPE AND AMERICA”
Contrasting ImagesFather vs. SonNew Ways vs. Old Ways
New Country vs. Old Country
New Expectations vs. Old Expectations
THE AMERICAN DREAMWhat is the common theme among these speaker’s experiences?
What contradictions do the writers present? How do the writers resolve the conflicts?Address the reality of the American Dream for these speakers.
OF MICE AND MEN INTRO
JOHN STEINBECK1902-1968born in Californiaworked odd jobswon Nobel Prize for literature
characteristics of his writing The American Dream
OTHER THEMES IN STEINBECK’S WRITING
social issues of the 1930s
dreams of down-on-their-luck workers
common man during Great Depression
THE SETTINGThe Setting1937Thursday-Sunday
Salinas Valley, California
Start here
End here
THE CHARACTERS The Characters
George Lennie Curley Candy Carlson Crooks Slim Curley’s wife The Boss
THE THEMESThe ThemesThe life of the down-on-his-luck worker is one of profound loneliness.
Humans dream of creating a better life.
The nature of human existence is predatory.
THE LITERARY TECHNIQUES
ForeshadowingSymbolismCharacterization (direct and indirect)Conflict (internal and external)
