Answer the following questions, either alone or with a partner. Your responses should be three-four sentences in length. You should be making connections between the NYT article and Steinbeck's text.
1. What is the main idea of this NYT article? What is its connection to OMAM?
2. According to the article, "Some Forecasters See a Fast Economic Recovery," what 'psychological factor' is mentioned as providing the U.S. society with a false sense of comfort?
3. Is there a similar psychological phenomenon that plays out in OMAM? [Hint: Where do the migrant workers' earnings go? Find support for your answers on pages 76-78 of the text.]
When you have finished this blog posting, take out your Chapter 4 Focus Questions and review the answers with your neighbor.
Current Literature:
Ruth Minsky Sender's The Cage
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