“The Harvest Gypsies”- Article I
1. Describe Steinbeck’s diction. Provide specific examples from the article to support your reasoning.
2. How does Steinbeck draw his readers into the articles? What rhetorical divides does he use in the first and second paragraphs to “hook” readers?
3. “Thus in California we find a curious attitude toward a group that makes or agriculture successful.”
a. Why is this statement ironic?
b. Based on the descriptions in paragraph four, are American’s views today similar or different? Explain.
4. How does Steinbeck use the rhetorical triangle to build sympathy towards the “new” migrant workers.
5. Describe your reaction to Steinbeck’s statement, “It should be understood that with this new race the old methods of repression, of starvation wages, of jailing, beating and intimidation are not going to work; these are American people. Consequently we must meet them with understanding and attempt to work out the problem to their benefit as well as ours.”
6. Identify the sentence type and verb tenses used in the following sentence: “All resources having been used to get to the field, the migrants could not move on; they stayed and starved until government aid tardily was found for them.”
“The Harvest Gypsies”- Article I
1. Describe Steinbeck’s diction. Provide specific examples from the article to support your reasoning.
2. How does Steinbeck draw his readers into the articles? What rhetorical divides does he use in the first and second paragraphs to “hook” readers?
3. “Thus in California we find a curious attitude toward a group that makes or agriculture successful.”
a. Why is this statement ironic?
b. Based on the descriptions in paragraph four, are American’s views today similar or different? Explain.
4. How does Steinbeck use the rhetorical triangle to build sympathy towards the “new” migrant workers.
5. Describe your reaction to Steinbeck’s statement, “It should be understood that with this new race the old methods of repression, of starvation wages, of jailing, beating and intimidation are not going to work; these are American people. Consequently we must meet them with understanding and attempt to work out the problem to their benefit as well as ours.”
6. Identify the sentence type and verb tenses used in the following sentence: “All resources having been used to get to the field, the migrants could not move on; they stayed and starved until government aid tardily was found for them.”
“The Harvest Gypsies”- Article II
1. Explain how the structure of Steinbeck’s article links directly to the vivid images he creates.
2. What does Steinbeck do to give his readers a brief but complete picture of the lives of Harvest Gypsies?
3. Is Steinbeck subjective or objective in his writing? Explain.
4. What is the benefit of Steinbeck’s use of present tense?
“The Harvest Gypsies”- Article II
1. Explain how the structure of Steinbeck’s article links directly to the vivid images he creates.
2. What does Steinbeck do to give his readers a brief but complete picture of the lives of Harvest Gypsies?
3. Is Steinbeck subjective or objective in his writing? Explain.
4. What is the benefit of Steinbeck’s use of present tense?