SMUTHIE

**Prompt #5 (April 3): Truth in __Of Mice and Men__**
Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men explores themes of dreams, loneliness, equality and relationships that parallel many of the other texts we have read this year. Which theme do you think is most important? What is the "truth" about that theme revealed in the novel?

I think out these themes the most important one is dreams. You have to dream so you always have something to work for and look forward to. Without dreams there wouldn't be anything in our lives to get excited about, there wouldn't be inspiration for anything and over all the world would be a boring world. We learn this from the book Of Mice and Men because George and Lennie have a dream. It is the reason they keep working hard and feel like there is something worth living for.

**Prompt #4 (March 30): Truth in __Great Expectations__**
Think about the different ways Dickens uses the idea of "expectations" in his novel. What is the truth about our expectations, either those we have for ourselves, those others have for us, or those we have for other people?

Everyone has expectations about something, but you never learn the truth until you get where you were your trying to go. We all have expectations for ourselves and for others. We usually except more of ourselves than others expect of us. Most people have high expectations of themselves and lower ones for others. In Great Expectations PIp has high expectations for himself because he knows he can become a part of higher social class, but PIp does not have any expectations for Joe to become a part of any higher social class or let alone have any expectations for him at all.

**Prompt #3 (January 6): Truth in __To Kill a Mockingbird__**
Reflect on our reading from __To Kill a Mockingbird__. We looked at issues of education, growing up, justice, fairness, and others. In our writing, we looked for connections between our personal experiences and those of the characters in the novels. What "truths" can be found in this book that relate to our world today?

Education is a huge part of today's world and without it, getting a job is hard if not impossible, especially in a slow economy. With and an education you have a greater chance for success and in To Kill a Mockingbird it relates to the truth of the society we live in. An educated person has a greater chance of having and providing a more privileged life then un-educated person. We saw this in To Kill A Mockingbird.

**Prompt #2 (November 6): Truth in __Lord of the Flies__**
In our reading of William Golding's __Lord of the Flies__, we looked at issues of fear and evil, the "beast within." What can we learn and apply from Golding's work, either on a personal or societal level? What truths did you find in this novel or in our discussions about it?

Lord of the Flies is very truthful. I think the main message of the book is it is survial of the fittest and any human will fight to live. Unfournately Piggy and Simon were the "weak links" of the groups which is why they didn't make it to the end. Ralph and Jack on the other hand were leaders and fighters which helped them survive thier time on the island. The tough survive and the weak do not which makes William Golding's message true

**Prompt #1 (October 6): What is the “truth” of mythology?**
The general term “mythology” encompasses the stories that a culture creates to understand the truth of the world they live in and their place within it. From a personal standpoint, it is about understanding who we are and where we fit in our world experience. What is the "truth" of mythology as we have studied it? What truth have you learned from our investigations? What personal truths have been revealed to you?

I personally don't think that mythology relates to truth. Myths are ways that Greeks explain natural events. All the myths that we have read have multiple Gods and usually animals are apart of the story. I gusse each person's indivudal truth defintion effects thier opinion. My defintion of truth is exactly what actually happended. No twists to the story. So if you go by my defintion Greeks and truth have no relation to each other.