The Grass is Singing Lesson Plan

What motivated Charlie to help the Turners? What did he tell the people in the district about why he was helping them?

1. Charlie wanted Dick's farm. The Slatters' farm turned a profit during World War I due to the sharp increase in the price of corn. With his profits, Charlie invested in mining shares rather than in farming. He squeezed everything he could from his soil over the years, never dreaming of planting trees or using fertilizers to revitalize the land. He cultivated all the cultivable soil; his grass was now thin and poor, and now he needed Dick's land for his cattle to graze on.

2. Upon seeing the state of things at the Turners, Charlie's motivation switched...