18 August 2010

GOW- the TITLE & its symbolism

John Steinbeck took the name for his novel from a very well-known song in US History "The Battle Hymn of the Republic".

First read through the lyrics and talk with your group about where you think the title came from. What kind of tone do you think the words set?

Then listen to the song as you read the lyrics again and see if the tone of the music helps you decide why he chose a line from THIS SONG to represent 570+ pages....




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