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Directions to answering Mrs. Banton's Questions 

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Directions to answering Mrs. Banton's Questions 

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1. Answer the three questions posted by Mrs. Eccles that were written by Mrs. Banton. You must hit "Add Comment" to answer your question.

2. You must type in complete sentences. Your answers should be original and have textual evidence.

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How has Tom's separation from society effected his perception of the current state of Oklahoma?

Are there any other characters who had pasts that are similar to Tom's?

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Evaluate Tom Joad's potential for being redeemed considering his history and present circumstances. Where do you see this going?

How could this connect with The Creature and Oedpius?

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Compare and contrast the relationship between Tom Joad and the truck driver with that of Jim and Huck in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.

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Post your individual questions. Post two questions.
1. Each question should be a new "post".
2. Give the question a title. Then, post the question in the body of the textbox.
3. Answer the questions of the classmates who you were assigned.

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Do you believe the truck driver who dropped Tom off at his destination will have a further impact on the novel considering he knows about Tom's past and is still traveling?

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Tom Joad wants to redeem himself and start a new life for himself. But will he be able to live with the fact that he killed a man? And can one redeem himself after committing a sin so severe?

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How likely is it, after evaluating Steinbacks style, that Joad will succeed in his quest of success?

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How is the truck driver an example of how loneliness affects the human mind?

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In the end of the first chapter, when all the crops were destroyed and everything was covered in dust, why do you believe there was so much praise towards the men?

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How will Tom's past affect his future?

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Was the truck driver actually being nosy? Or was Tom just wanting to tell someone his story? Why would the truck driver be interested in what this stranger had done?

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Which works that we have read this year, or those you have read outside of class are similar to Steinbeck's writing style in the Chapter (not the change in tone between the two)?

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What were the circumstances of Tom’s crime that allowed him to be released from jail after only four years despite being convicted of homicide?

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How was Tom, or anyone, able to go all that time without learning about the state that Oklahoma was in?

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What prompted Steinbeck to describe the setting in such intricate detail, taking up an entire chapter?

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What kind of toll has this homicide taken on Joad? Will this heinous act haunt him throughout the novel more than just socially?

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What is the significance of Tom meeting up with the truck driver?

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Why didn't the truck driver question Tom? He claimed "it ain't none of my business" but it was evident that the driver wanted to know.

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Do you believe that Steinbeck's attention to detail is necessary to create his desired atmosphere

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What aspects of human nature make us able to connect novels that occur in different areas together (specifically using novels such as Huck Finn, Grapes of Wrath, and the Invisible Man)?

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What do you think the point of the truck driver's appearance was? Do you think he will have further impact in the story, or will his character be left in the Second Chapter?

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Based on Tom's past actions, do you think that there will be a need for him to kill again later in the novel?

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Do you think, after hearing Tom Joad's story, the truck driver sees potential in him?

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How does the Grapes of Wrath signify the breaking of a society?

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Do you believe Tom will reflect on his experience with the truck driver, and use it to make future decisions, or will the truck driver be forgotten like many other novels' minor characters?

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Why does Steinbeck present his main character as the "bad guy" just being released from prison?

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Do you think the truck driver was afraid of Tom? Why or why not?

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how do you think Tom is viewed by the people that he has already mt along the way back to his father's farm?

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Does Tom Joad have the same personality as Blanche? Explain

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How does Tom Joad's identity relate to Huck's and how they interact with society?

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What are some similarities and differences between Tom Joad and The Invisible Man?

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From what you have read already, and what you have read about other criminals, do you think Tom Joad will be able to redeem himself, or will he be like everyone else and fall into a killing spree?

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1. Why is Tom hiding from the girl inside the gas station?

2. Do you believe that Tom and the truck drivers relationship ends in the beginning or do you believe that their relationship will grow as the book goes on?