Only The Good Die Young Literature

Only the Good Die Young

The Sophomore curriculum addresses the loss of innocence and the first steps into maturity. Our final project is called the Triplets Project where we write stories based on the idea of innocence. Authors include: Steinbeck, Wilder, Golding and Saroyan

Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men

Steinbeck Research Center This will give you basic facts on the man.
Of Mice and Men Interesting facts on the book, taken from a biography.
Depression Photos This is a collection of photos taken just after the Gread Depression. Use the search feature to find some pictures you might want.
Theater Review This is a review of one (bad) performance of the play.
Agriculture Modern day farming with some neat pictures.

Wilder's Our Town

Our Town The handouts and lesson plans
Oral HistoryThese are transcriptions from interviews taken in New Hampshire by the Works Project Adminstration during the Great Depression. They give a different view of life in Grover's Corners.

Golding's Lord of the Flies

Flies One and Flies two Handouts and lesson plans.

The Human Comedy Is a novel by William Saroyan that takes place during WWII, on the home front.

WWII Photo Page This collection of pictures helps to show what the home front was like during WWII, including little cities like Ithaca, from The Human Comedy
Handouts for the first half and the second.
Book Review A quick overview from Sweden
Saroyan's Introduction in which the author asks that the novel be translated into Armenian
William Saroyan A homepage, of sorts
Fresno Saroyan's basis for "Ithaca" in the novel.

Other works

Meet the Pigman A letter from the author of the Pigman, commenting on the story.
Banned Books Find your favorite titles on the Banned Books list.