Giants in the Earth | Ideas for Group Discussion
Rolvaag's Giants in the Earth explores timeless themes of immigration, fear, loneliness, myth, and religion.
1. Relate Giants in the Earth to other narratives of immigrant life. What aspects of the story are particular to Norwegian settlers? What experiences were shared by pioneer families regardless of their country of origin?
2. Imagine the area today. What has become of Spring Creek Settlement, of the descendants of Norwegian settlers?
3. Discuss particular hardships experienced by the women settlers in Giants in the Earth; consider the...
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