Work
by Art Pellikan.

I don't have any fun. Just work, straight work, from morning to night. My work is construction. My upbringing is that, if you're occupied day and night, you don't get into any trouble. I usually don't get home until 11 pm or two in the morning. I like my work. Then I met Arlene, and she sort of put things in the right perspective. It's on account of her I'm here tonight, otherwise, I'd still be working. We go to church on Sunday, and then we just drive around. We drove up to Merritt and had a chocolate milkshake. Kind of a long way to go for a milkshake, but that's what we did.

Background Information

Talk about how you grew up. Was it strict? What kind of morals and ideas about work did your parents give you? Then talk about whether or not you think that working all the time is a good thing or not.

Questions

1. What kind of work does Art do?

2. When does he get home?

3. What does the word upbringing mean?

4. Do you think Art needs to work so much?

5. Use the word perspective in a sentence.

6. Where do they go on Sunday?

7. What do you think Arlene is doing for Art?

8. Where did they drive up to?

9. Whose idea do you think it was to go for a milkshake?

10. Do you think Art is used to having fun?