Good morning Ms Bloch and 9 Blue. Today I’m going to be talking to you about how hands are used symbolically throughout the novella. Steinbeck uses hands as a strong motif to help us to understand the essence of each of the characters. The men working on the ranch are called “hands” which indicates that each person has a job to do that makes the whole ranch work as a whole. This takes away their humanity and their individual personalities. Lennie’s hand‚ which are referred to as paws‚ are a symbol
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highly crucial task. Good parents produce happy and healthy children while bad parenting will produce problematic children. Many people believe that women make better parents than men and that is why they have a greater role in raising children in most societies. Others claim that men are just as good as women at parenting. According to Kurianjoseph (2013)‚ women have proven to be a better parent than men because women tend to be more understanding and patience than men. Besides that‚ women also
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Of Mice and Men John Steinbeck is the author of the novel ‘of mice and men’. In this novel the goal is the American dream. During the great depression two migrant farmers George Milton and Lennie small who is mentally disabled go from ranch to ranch. All in the hopes of making enough money for their American dream‚ a ranch where Lennie gets to tend the rabbits. In this essay I will be proving that George was a good friend to Lennie. George is a good friend to Lennie for the following reasons‚ George
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Good and bad: there always seems to be a choice and an extensive gap between them‚ as if there is no grey area whatsoever. In literature and film‚ this frequently leaves two distinct and defining characters within them: the “good guy”‚ the protagonist‚ and the “bad guy”‚ the antagonist. Contradictive of the prior point‚ is the reality of life and people’s ability to choose right over wrong. Given the choice‚ most tend to do wrong for the simplest reasoning of having the ability to do so‚ or the fact
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got you to look after me‚ and you got me to look after you‚’ page 14 Of Mice and Men”. In the book‚ “Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck George constantly proves himself to be a good friend to Lennie by taking care of him throughout the book. George is a good friend to Lennie because he took him in after Lennie’s Aunt Clara passed‚ and when he kept Lennie’s work card for him. The first time George proves that he is a good friend is when he took Lennie in after his Aunt Clara died. On page 40 George says
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mentally. Chapters 5-8 4. There is something ironic in the fact that Sophie is discovered in a "good" season. What is meant with "ironic"? What might have happened if the crops and newborn animals had been deviant? When Sophie and her six toes are discovered in a "good" season‚ it is ironic that she was the only deviation discovered in an otherwise deviation-free period. For if Sophie was discovered in a "good" season‚ she wouldn’t be discovered in a "bad" season. Furthermore‚ if the crops and newborn
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A few words of counsel I frequently question myself-’Have I become the scriptwriter of my destiny?’. Many a time ‚the answer to this question is never in the affirmative. I dreamt and still dream of a lucrative career (well‚ not at all a distant utopian dream). I couldn’t crack the MBA examination -Common Admission Test. I always had a longing for excellence but no idea of where to go next and how? Nevertheless‚ I had a longing for glory. As I couldn’t crack CAT‚ the undoing of my
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different ideas brought into their text. That’s what I think symbolism means in terms of English Literature. It is creating the background for us readers. The author wants us to connect the dots in the story. When the author makes the connection‚ we are more engaged and interested in what else he has to write. Most symbols used in literature are objects used to represent other things or ideas. There are several ways to recognize symbolism in literature. One of common ways is the frequency an object
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all ages and descriptions‚ playing cricket with remarkable energy and passion. Little boys who are only just bigger than the bats they bravely hold‚ teenagers attempting to play in the manner of the national cricketers they watch and admire‚ grown men whose love for the game has never waned such are the people that play the game of cricket in India. And it is their spirit of enthusiasm‚ passion and competitiveness that symbolizes the essence of cricket. Cricket is a great unifier in a country
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A doll house was based on the life of Laura Kieler a good friend of Ibsen. Symbolisms in literature Symbolism is when the author uses an object or reference to add deeper meaning to a story. Symbolism in literature can be subtle or obvious‚ used sparingly or heavy-handedly. An author may repeatedly use the same object to convey deeper meaning or may use variations of the same object to create an overarching mood or feeling. Symbolism is often used to support a literary theme in a subtle
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