Hello once again my fellow peers and comrades:
Today, the class was started by my reading from Christopher Moore's Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Friend. As I finished my passage reading, Ms. Hillestad compared the religious aspects of my book to that of The Grapes of Wrath. The religious undertone of Casey in the book is prevalent, as Steinbeck continues to make allegorical references continually. Also, the capitolistic reference is seen in the story as an old, wiry man that talks of California and warns them of further progression towards the so-called "paradise"; he relays his information of the flyer as a scam for businesses to pay less, which is a very capitolistic way of conducting businesss. We continued to discuss the references to Communism (Bolshevisky) in the story. Which, in some way or another, led to a discussion on small schools, and why Ms. Hillestad feels that these types are much safer and academically stronger. In the last bit of the period, we, the students, were assigned to look throughout the book and find "Golden Lines". Thank you for you patience, I shall end this now with a cheerful farewell. Goodbye.
-Henson Zach