Wednesday, November 2, 2011.

1) Discuss elements of Chapter 4 in Of Mice and Men.

Themes: Loneliness and isolation, friendship and family, racism, and pursuit of the "American Dream."

2) Discuss the definition of power and its different forms: physical power, mental power, and status power. As we read chapter four, we identified the power exerted by one character over another:

1) Crooks ---Lennie
2) Lennie----Crooks
3) Candy---Curley's Wife
4) Curley's Wife---Crooks
5) Curley's Wife---Lennie
6) Candy---Curley's Wife
7) Curley's Wife---Candy/Lennie

NOTE: Don't forget to complete Manter Hall workbook's lessons 9 and 10. Bring to class tomorrow.

NOTE: Read Chapters 5 and 6 in The Grapes of Wrath.