INTRODUCTION OF THE MAIN CHARACTER TOM JOAD

We started on Chapter 2 where Tom hitchhikes a ride from the truck driver and they talk along the way. Tom admits that he killed a man and was in prison for homicide. Jasmine came up with the association of the Trayvon Martin case as similar to Tom Joad's situation where he killed the man. Your homework tonight is to describe the similarities between Tom's fight with the man and the Trayvon Martin case and describe the differences. Good discussion today, everyone.