Part F Can you make any personal connections to the passage from Under the Mesquite e? Do you see any connections
between the text and other texts? Or do you see connections to issues or events currently happening in society?
Tip: Can you find where in the passage the author refers to the fairytale character Cinderella? This reference is one
example of a direct connection with other texts.
Fill in the table using complete sentences and update your worksheet by underlining these connections in the passage.
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Response
Connections
Personal Connection
What do you personal relate to in this story?
Connection with other Texts
Can you see or direct connections to
other tests in this passage
Connections to Society
Can you identify connections with current
sues or events happening in society
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What is darrow’s main argument and the claims he makes in this excerpt? a. darrow argues that even if the boys are horrible monsters, their deaths will not solve the problems of society; he claims that society wants the boys to be executed because people enjoy watching public executions. b. he argues that the people who should be held responsible for the crime are leopold’s and loeb’s parents since they neglected their sons; he claims that leopold and loeb were jealous of the boy they killed because he had expensive belongings they could not afford. c. darrow argues that the boys should not face the death penalty; he claims they both suffer from mental illnesses that make them unable to tell the difference between a dream and reality. d. he argues that leopold and loeb, particularly dickie loeb, should not be executed; he claims they were teenagers who didn’t have proper adult guidance, so they are not responsible for what they did.