May 13th



Homework
Parents/Guardians: Please assist your child in completing the homework assignment below. Please complete the same level that you complete in class.

The American Dream is written into the Declaration of Independence: "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." Lennie and George's dream of owning a farm and living off the "fatta the lan" symbolizes this dream. Of Mice and Men shows that for poor migrant workers during the Depression, the American Dream became a trap. All the characters in Of Mice and Men dream of life, liberty, and happiness, but none ever gets it. As Crooks says when he hears of Lennie's dream to own his own farm, "Nobody ever gets to heaven, and nobody gets no land."

Level 1: What dream do George and Lennie have?
 

Eat Candy                                                       Win the lottery             Own a farm


What is Crooks view of the characters achieving the “American Dream”.
 



  Everyone can do it                                                            Nobody will get to their goal       


Level 2:
1.         What dream do George and Lennie have? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2.         Explain Crooks view of the characters achieving the “American Dream”. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Level 3:
1.         Describe the Dream that George and Lennie have. Use details from the text to support your answer. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2.         Explain Crooks view of the characters achieving the “American Dream”. Cite evidence from the text to support your answer. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Parent Signature: ______________________________________________________________

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