˃˃ Finish reading In Dubious Battle and write a cohesive essay that addresses Essay Questions 1, 3, and 7. ˃˃ Pay particular attention to topic sentences and paragraph development. In this connection, see the following resource: http://guidetogrammar.org/grammar/paragraphs.htm (Links to an external site.) ˃˃ Format: 4-6 pages, 1-inch margins, single-line or 1.5-line spacing, 12-point font. Citations: Use endnotes, according to the Chicago Manual of Style. 1. Mac is described as an expert strike tactician. Explain the major decisions he makes to encourage and maintain the strike. Which decisions worked best? Which decisions on his part do you think negatively affected the strike? What affect do you think his last decision to utilize Jim’s corpse will have on the strike? 3. The strikers in the novel are up against a very powerful Growers’ Association. Explain how the Growers’ Association’s power extends into all aspects of life in the Torgas Valley. How do the growers utilize their influence to force the strikers out? What does their behavior suggest about wealth and power in the novel? 7. Based on your reading of Competing Visions (chap. 8) and Factories in the Field (chap. 13), and viewing Golden Lands, Working Hands, what were some of the ethnicities and nationalities among migrant farm workers in California? Why do you suppose Steinbeck decided to focus on white American migrant workers? Do you think adding ethnicity/race as an additional factor in the novel would have changed its message or focus? Why or why not? What other differences do you notice between the novel In Dubious Battle and a peer-reviewed historical textbook like Competing Visions (or a work of investigative journalism such as Factories in the Field)? How do these texts complement each other?
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