Which statement from This Land Was Made for You and Me best shows how Woody Guthrie’s life influenced him to write songs full of hope and love?
Answer
A
He’d stick out his thumb and hitchhike, swing onto moving freight trains, and hunker down with other traveling men in flophouses, hobo jungles, and Hoovervilles across Depression America.
B
Promoters and club owners wanted him to follow their tightly written scripts and sing the melodious, popular songs that were on the radio.
C
Woody was full of impassioned ideas about what was wrong with the country and how to fix it.
D
When his good friend Pete Seeger heard the recording, he thought the song was one of Woody’s weaker attempts.