Chapter 2 1. The chapter begins by explaining in detail what the bunkhouse is; it’s a long rectangular building with whitewashed walls and small square windows. 2. Against the walls were eight bunks and over each bunk there was a box nailed on it so that each one can have its belongings in it, like soap, razors, powder, etc. 3. Then came an old man and opened the door and showed George and Lennie the place, he’s a man without an arm and with his stick like arm pointed the two bunks.…
2. George and Lennie finally get to the ranch where they will be working. They meet…
Setting : It is a hot Thursday, late in the afternoon. The characters are four miles south of Soledad. They stop right by the Salinas River, a beautiful river in rural California surrounded by woods that have a warn path through them that runs to the river from the ranches and farms. There is a giant sycamore near them with a horizontal limb worn smooth by men who have sat on it, and under it is the ash pile of many fires. It is a very peaceful and heavenly setting.…
John Steinbeck's novel Of Mice and Men contain an affluence of symbols which work together to produce a deeper meaning. Of Mice and Men have various examples of symbolism such as, the mouse in Lennie’s pocket, Lennie’s puppy, George and Lennie’s farm, Candy’s dog, Lennie’s death, and the rabbits Lennie always dream about . Symbolism plays a very important part in this novel, so therefore I will be discussing what each symbol represents.…
Could you murder your own best friend? If your friend got into such a large amount of…
“Kino squatted by the fire pit and rolled a hot corncake and dipped it in sauce and ate it. And he drank a little pulque and that was breakfast.”…
In the novel Of Mice and Men written by John Steinbeck foreshadowing is used a lot. Foreshadowing is the use of hints or clues to suggest what will happen later on in literature. The events that show foreshadowing are Lennie accidentally killing Curley’s wife, the death of Lennie, and George’s decision to shoot Lennie in the head like Carlson did to Candy’s dog.…
Thankfully, George didn't seem to be mad at me. He didn't seem to be mad at me at all. We were both beside the brush far away from the ranch, infront of a vast river. Across the river was the Gabilan mountain range, which reminded me of the rabbits that I would soon be able to tend with George. I asked him to tell me about the other guys an' about us, like he's done before. Then I asked him to tell me how it's gonna be in the future, at our farm. I love it when he talks about the farm, and the way he describes it is so dreamy. Once again, it felt as if I fell into a deep trance by George's words; I could imagine all the rabbits and the alfalfa, the cows, pigs, and chickens.. All in our very own farm where we have our own freedom. As George…
Of Mice and Men, by Steinbeck. “I feel like an outsider, and I always will feel like one. I’ve always felt that I wasn’t a member of any particular group.” (Anne Rice). This quote imparts to Lennie and Candy because they’re both different and handicapped. Lennie and Candy are nice people who are powerless, dreamers, and social outcasts.…
“I seen guys that go around on the ranches alone. That ain’t no good. They don’t have no fun. After a long time they get mean. They wantin’ to fight all the time.”(Steinbeck, 41). In the novel “Of Mice and Men” By John Steinbeck, we learn about George Milton and his Companion Lennie Small they are two men traveling town to town looking for work in the 1930s Great Depression. Until they end up at a ranch up in soledad that is really mean and cruel and this rance splits these two apart forever. A major theme in the novel is when someone is alone their hopes and dreams die and a person grows bitter and mean because life didn’t go the way they wanted it to go. The author uses symbolism and foreshadowing to thoroughly show the theme by making suspense and an emotional connection to the characters and their dreams.…
‘’Of Mice and Men’’ is a book about loneliness and there are many symbols that represent it, for instance the bunk house and the Crook being separated form the other men, a symbol of isolation because to loneliness because since Crook is black and no one is allowed to enter to Crook’s room and if you think about it Steinbeck has a variety of people of different shape, size, and gender making his own little world of different people and discrimination. In this book there are many symbols and all refer to loneliness in a way.…
Imagine that you are traveling the United States alone in the 1930’s, searching for a job but never stay at the job for long, and you don’t even have your own house, you have no way to get ahold of anyone you know and you don’t even have your own family to lean back on! How long do you think you would last in that society? I intend to prove that each character in the story Of Mice and Men face adversity and loneliness.…
John Steinbeck uses the convention of Character, supported with techniques of conflict, dialogue, foreshadowing, symbolism and tone. This encourages the reader to respond to the themes of Friendship and Loyalty, Loneliness and Prejudice; and lastly Feminism. These are all found in this setting of the Great Depression, directing the reader to find the deeper meaning behind each of these themes, by making it easier to relate to, making the novella come alive, revealed through the use of Steinbeck’s chosen characters in this tragic novella Of Mice and Men.…
In "Of Mice And Men" by John Steinbeck there are many examples of verbal and physical conflict. There are person vs person and person vs self. The author uses dialogue and figurative description to put his ideas across to readers.…
John Steinbeck's bestselling novel, Of Mice and Men, was a compelling read. It always kept you wondering what was going to happen next. The main protagonists, George and Lennie, are going from job to job, trying to make ends meet. Lennie, a large man with the brain capacity that of a five year old, who is very strong and loves anything soft, with his caretaker/friend George. George is a smaller man who is always getting Lennie out of trouble and is trying to earn money during a hard time. Steinbeck did an amazing job describing, and writing this astounding novel. There are many themes portrayed throughout the novel, showing how hard it was to live in such rough times during The Great Depression. Here are a few examples of important themes throughout the novel.…