Theme/purpose
1. How does Billie Jo show that she has forgiven her father and herself?
1. B.J. Has shown she had forgiven her father and herself because she returned to her dad. She could have left her dad and start a new life even though she is young but she realized that she needs her dad so she returned. They now started clean and are becoming closer than they ever where.
2. How does her father show that he has forgiven her, himself and the land?
2. Her father shows he had forgiven everything after doing what his wife wanted and made peace with her by going up to her grave. He shows he has forgiven B.J. by reconnecting with her and they now start to talk with each other.
3. How does the author suggest that in some ways the land has also forgiven the people for the misuse?
3. The author suggests the land has forgiven the people because at the end of the story B.J.'s dad states that wheat is starting to grow again and he is also having grass grow.
4. The phrase "out of the dust" appears several times in the book. At one point Billie Jo wants to escape "out of the dust," but later she says, "I can't get out of something that is inside me." How does the title of the book reflect who Billie Jo is as a person?
4. The title of the book reflects to B.J. as a person because she thinks she can just take a train out of the dust but really she gets out of the dust by connecting with her dad and starting a new life in the dust, the place she calls home.
5. How does the title of the book reflect on the general experience of people during the 1930's and the Great Depression?
5. The book reflects to the experience of people during the 1930s because it was hard for people during the dust bowl and great depression to live. They would lose there money and jobs and they would have to leave everything they worked hard for in search of work. The title reflects on the many people abandoning the land in search of hope, also the people that left there family and friends to be out of the dust.
6. What is the significance of the title of the book?
6. The significance of the title of the book is B.J. thought you could be out of the dust by leaving everything behind but she realized she can be out of the dust by just starting over and reconnecting with her dad.
1. How does Billie Jo show that she has forgiven her father and herself?
1. B.J. Has shown she had forgiven her father and herself because she returned to her dad. She could have left her dad and start a new life even though she is young but she realized that she needs her dad so she returned. They now started clean and are becoming closer than they ever where.
2. How does her father show that he has forgiven her, himself and the land?
2. Her father shows he had forgiven everything after doing what his wife wanted and made peace with her by going up to her grave. He shows he has forgiven B.J. by reconnecting with her and they now start to talk with each other.
3. How does the author suggest that in some ways the land has also forgiven the people for the misuse?
3. The author suggests the land has forgiven the people because at the end of the story B.J.'s dad states that wheat is starting to grow again and he is also having grass grow.
4. The phrase "out of the dust" appears several times in the book. At one point Billie Jo wants to escape "out of the dust," but later she says, "I can't get out of something that is inside me." How does the title of the book reflect who Billie Jo is as a person?
4. The title of the book reflects to B.J. as a person because she thinks she can just take a train out of the dust but really she gets out of the dust by connecting with her dad and starting a new life in the dust, the place she calls home.
5. How does the title of the book reflect on the general experience of people during the 1930's and the Great Depression?
5. The book reflects to the experience of people during the 1930s because it was hard for people during the dust bowl and great depression to live. They would lose there money and jobs and they would have to leave everything they worked hard for in search of work. The title reflects on the many people abandoning the land in search of hope, also the people that left there family and friends to be out of the dust.
6. What is the significance of the title of the book?
6. The significance of the title of the book is B.J. thought you could be out of the dust by leaving everything behind but she realized she can be out of the dust by just starting over and reconnecting with her dad.