No Promises in the Wind
"America in 1932 was an America whose dreams were simple. A job, food to fill you, a place to sleep, and shoes without holes—for millions of people these simple needs were nothing more than dreams. At fifteen years of age, Josh had to make his own way through a country of angry and frightened people. This is the story of a young man’s struggle to find a life for himself in the turbulent thirties."
Essential Questions:
How do we thrive? How do we survive?
What are the necessary components for maturity and wisdom?
What are the positive and negative ways in which fear shapes the actions of mankind?
What are the differences between pride, determination, and belligerence?
What is perspective, and what shapes it?
Whose perspective matters, and who decides?
What is the value in seeking perspective / different perspectives?