Robert McFarland, Martin Niemi and Gustav Koivu:
Changes in Political / World Views
Chapter 29 is a chapter in which Robert McFarland, Martin Niemi and Gustav Koivu assess how their views of perceived reality have been challenged. Their understanding of the larger picture of how lives can be affected by others from a state, national and international level are enlarged.
- As you think about the actions of Armstrong, Browersfield, Viola, Haywood, Sheriff Murphy, Rockefeller, and Thomas in the novel, describe how these events presented the Finnish community with challenges?
2. What parts of Robert’s, Martin’s, and Gustav’s views of reality by the novel’s conclusion have:
- Remained the same?
- Shifted the most?
- Whose experiences have been the most extreme?
Why?
Bruce Mine Incident 