Society Vs. Individual - 5th by Casey Eccles https://padlet.com/ceccles/banton5 en-us 2017-03-21 15:35:39 UTC 2026-01-31 18:19:32 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Thunder.png Directions to answering Mrs. Banton's Questions ceccles https://padlet.com/ceccles/banton5/wish/161547614 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.]]> 2017-03-21 15:37:45 UTC https://padlet.com/ceccles/banton5/wish/161547614 Grapes of Wrath ceccles https://padlet.com/ceccles/banton5/wish/161547872 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? ]]> 2017-03-21 15:38:27 UTC https://padlet.com/ceccles/banton5/wish/161547872 Grapes of Wrath ceccles https://padlet.com/ceccles/banton5/wish/161548094 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? ]]> 2017-03-21 15:39:02 UTC https://padlet.com/ceccles/banton5/wish/161548094 Huck and Grapes ceccles https://padlet.com/ceccles/banton5/wish/161548381 Compare and contrast the relationship between Tom Joad and the truck driver with that of Jim and Huck in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.]]> 2017-03-21 15:39:44 UTC https://padlet.com/ceccles/banton5/wish/161548381 Directions for posting your questions: ceccles https://padlet.com/ceccles/banton5/wish/161548527 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.]]> 2017-03-21 15:40:07 UTC https://padlet.com/ceccles/banton5/wish/161548527 jbanton https://padlet.com/ceccles/banton5/wish/161571325 2017-03-21 16:32:11 UTC https://padlet.com/ceccles/banton5/wish/161571325 jbanton https://padlet.com/ceccles/banton5/wish/161571669 2017-03-21 16:32:58 UTC https://padlet.com/ceccles/banton5/wish/161571669 Tuck is Truck kmkackley17 https://padlet.com/ceccles/banton5/wish/161582367 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?]]> 2017-03-21 16:54:29 UTC https://padlet.com/ceccles/banton5/wish/161582367 Man vs. Loneliness ghbanton17 https://padlet.com/ceccles/banton5/wish/161582850 How is the truck driver an example of how loneliness affects the human mind? ]]> 2017-03-21 16:55:35 UTC https://padlet.com/ceccles/banton5/wish/161582850 What is Redemption? enthomason17 https://padlet.com/ceccles/banton5/wish/161583037 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?

]]> 2017-03-21 16:55:53 UTC https://padlet.com/ceccles/banton5/wish/161583037 The Dust Bowl jesoward17 https://padlet.com/ceccles/banton5/wish/161583189 How likely is it, after evaluating Steinbacks style, that Joad will succeed in his quest of success?]]> 2017-03-21 16:56:16 UTC https://padlet.com/ceccles/banton5/wish/161583189 Ch 1 Ending kmkackley17 https://padlet.com/ceccles/banton5/wish/161583648 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?

]]> 2017-03-21 16:57:02 UTC https://padlet.com/ceccles/banton5/wish/161583648 Past vs. Future (Question 2) ghbanton17 https://padlet.com/ceccles/banton5/wish/161583925 How will Tom's past affect his future?]]> 2017-03-21 16:57:36 UTC https://padlet.com/ceccles/banton5/wish/161583925 Crimetime jhvance17 https://padlet.com/ceccles/banton5/wish/161584481 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?

 

]]> 2017-03-21 16:58:17 UTC https://padlet.com/ceccles/banton5/wish/161584481 Steinbeck's Writing Style madi_alvis https://padlet.com/ceccles/banton5/wish/161584619 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)?]]> 2017-03-21 16:58:38 UTC https://padlet.com/ceccles/banton5/wish/161584619 Curiousity enthomason17 https://padlet.com/ceccles/banton5/wish/161584631 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?]]> 2017-03-21 16:58:41 UTC https://padlet.com/ceccles/banton5/wish/161584631 Question tlthompson17 https://padlet.com/ceccles/banton5/wish/161584713 How was Tom, or anyone, able to go all that time without learning about the state that Oklahoma was in?]]> 2017-03-21 16:58:48 UTC https://padlet.com/ceccles/banton5/wish/161584713 Question 1 amstrange17 https://padlet.com/ceccles/banton5/wish/161584755 What prompted Steinbeck to describe the setting in such intricate detail, taking up an entire chapter? ]]> 2017-03-21 16:58:54 UTC https://padlet.com/ceccles/banton5/wish/161584755 Homicide vs Man jesoward17 https://padlet.com/ceccles/banton5/wish/161584950 What kind of toll has this homicide taken on Joad? Will this heinous act haunt him throughout the novel more than just socially?]]> 2017-03-21 16:59:17 UTC https://padlet.com/ceccles/banton5/wish/161584950 Question 2 tlthompson17 https://padlet.com/ceccles/banton5/wish/161585204 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.]]> 2017-03-21 16:59:51 UTC https://padlet.com/ceccles/banton5/wish/161585204 Writing Style crbaldridge17 https://padlet.com/ceccles/banton5/wish/161585323 Do you believe that Steinbeck's attention to detail is necessary to create his desired atmosphere]]> 2017-03-21 17:00:10 UTC https://padlet.com/ceccles/banton5/wish/161585323 Question 1 avmalkiewicz17 https://padlet.com/ceccles/banton5/wish/161585434 What is the significance of Tom meeting up with the truck driver?

]]> 2017-03-21 17:00:23 UTC https://padlet.com/ceccles/banton5/wish/161585434 Question 2 amstrange17 https://padlet.com/ceccles/banton5/wish/161585530 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? ]]> 2017-03-21 17:00:40 UTC https://padlet.com/ceccles/banton5/wish/161585530 Connections madi_alvis https://padlet.com/ceccles/banton5/wish/161585563 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)? ]]> 2017-03-21 17:00:46 UTC https://padlet.com/ceccles/banton5/wish/161585563 Foreshadowing jwruff17 https://padlet.com/ceccles/banton5/wish/161585612 Based on Tom's past actions, do you think that there will be a need for him to kill again later in the novel?]]> 2017-03-21 17:00:53 UTC https://padlet.com/ceccles/banton5/wish/161585612 Truck Driver, Question 1 dmwindle17 https://padlet.com/ceccles/banton5/wish/161585684 Do you think, after hearing Tom Joad's story, the truck driver sees potential in him?

]]> 2017-03-21 17:01:03 UTC https://padlet.com/ceccles/banton5/wish/161585684 Writing Style admonroe17 https://padlet.com/ceccles/banton5/wish/161585863 How does the Grapes of Wrath signify the breaking of a society? ]]> 2017-03-21 17:01:31 UTC https://padlet.com/ceccles/banton5/wish/161585863 Question 2 avmalkiewicz17 https://padlet.com/ceccles/banton5/wish/161585873 Why does Steinbeck present his main character as the "bad guy" just being released from prison?]]> 2017-03-21 17:01:32 UTC https://padlet.com/ceccles/banton5/wish/161585873 The Truck Driver crbaldridge17 https://padlet.com/ceccles/banton5/wish/161585930 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?]]> 2017-03-21 17:01:38 UTC https://padlet.com/ceccles/banton5/wish/161585930 Danger? jhvance17 https://padlet.com/ceccles/banton5/wish/161586257 Do you think the truck driver was afraid of Tom? Why or why not?

]]> 2017-03-21 17:02:20 UTC https://padlet.com/ceccles/banton5/wish/161586257 Society vs. Tom jwruff17 https://padlet.com/ceccles/banton5/wish/161586599 how do you think Tom is viewed by the people that he has already mt along the way back to his father's farm?]]> 2017-03-21 17:03:11 UTC https://padlet.com/ceccles/banton5/wish/161586599 Characterization admonroe17 https://padlet.com/ceccles/banton5/wish/161587298 Does Tom Joad have the same personality as Blanche? Explain]]> 2017-03-21 17:04:53 UTC https://padlet.com/ceccles/banton5/wish/161587298 Question 1 owevans17 https://padlet.com/ceccles/banton5/wish/161587433 How does Tom Joad's identity relate to Huck's and how they interact with society?

]]> 2017-03-21 17:05:17 UTC https://padlet.com/ceccles/banton5/wish/161587433 Question 2 owevans17 https://padlet.com/ceccles/banton5/wish/161587818 What are some similarities and differences between Tom Joad and The Invisible Man?]]> 2017-03-21 17:06:17 UTC https://padlet.com/ceccles/banton5/wish/161587818 The Future (Question 2) dmwindle17 https://padlet.com/ceccles/banton5/wish/161763901 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?]]> 2017-03-22 11:04:49 UTC https://padlet.com/ceccles/banton5/wish/161763901 Question ssford17 https://padlet.com/ceccles/banton5/wish/161836282 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?]]> 2017-03-22 14:39:06 UTC https://padlet.com/ceccles/banton5/wish/161836282