As normal standards of behavior are forgotten, the boys prior life and known experience is shattered and another primitive existence becomes their world. But survival takes priority quickly and life on the island turns into savage conflict and terror. What happens when a group of typical young boys are stranded on an island? At first, the boys view the opportunity as great fun. The Joad family demonstrates their strength in the face of significant societal injustices. This novel paints a vivid picture of the conflict between the powerful and the powerless. The family must work in a labor camp with unsanitary and inhumane conditions without water, shelter or bathrooms in order to survive. Set in the Great Depression, this is the story of the Joad family who are forced to move from their Oklahoma farm to work in California. This book raises critical conversations about the role of friendship, about responsible decision making and about the pitfalls of interdependence.
George and Lennie face difficult decisions in their new environment and ultimately face destruction of one another. Lennie has a mild learning disability and sometimes crushes animals in his large hands when loving them too much. Theirs is a complex friendship in which they seem dependent upon one another though George denies it. Migrant farm workers, George and Lennie travel to work on a new farm but have dreams of owning their own. This book has become an essential read and a rite of passage for teenagers in the U.S. A young girl views a world of great beauty and savage inequities as her lawyer father risks everything to defend a black man unjustly accused of a terrible crime.
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