Is ‘Of mice and men’ a pessimistic novel? Written in 1936‚ ‘Of Mice and Men’ is perhaps a bleak novella by John Steinbeck. It is set in California in the 1930’s at the time of ‘The Great Depression’ and ‘The Dust Bowl’ when life was particularly harsh and humanity somewhat lacking. Arguably‚ the novel is a pessimistic one as it depicts the world of migrant workers‚ lonely and desperate and hungry to achieve unattainable dreams. However‚ ‘The American Dream’ also stands as a symbol of hope and
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My coursework is a study of tourism on Bourton-on-the-water. In this coursework I will investigate two hypotheses. A hypothesis is an idea which can be tested based on geographical theory. To test these hypotheses we will use data collected from our Environmental Quality Survey and our Traffic count. To carry out this study‚ we visited both Bourton-on-the-water and Charlbury. I went round in a group of four people and we all came to an appropriate final conclusion on each of the questions/observations
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After reading the book of mice and man and watch the movie I preferred reading the book than watching the movie. In the movie it didn’t explain and describe ever seen that happen in the book.Watching the movie it doesn’t really show the audience what the author meant to show to his readers. Even thought the movie was good it didn’t show exact description of the character and the had a different setting. There are major different between the book and movie like‚ characters are portrayed‚ scenes and
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Explain how Steinbeck presents Crooks in the novel ‘Of Mice and Men’ The first time Crooks was mentioned by Candy Chapter 1 page 21. Candy is the gossip one‚ he knows everything‚ and sees everything. Candy introduces Crooks to Lennie and George. ‘Yeah. Nice fella‚ too. Got a crooked back where horse kicked him. The boss gives him hell when he’s mad. But the stable bucks don’t give a damn about that’. That shows that Crooks doesn’t care what people think about him‚ he respects himself. On
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her as imposing and a trouble maker. Throughout the course of the novel‚ it appears women are treated with contempt and Steinbeck generally depicts women as trouble-makers who bring ruin on men and drive them mad. Aside from wearisome wives "Of Mice and Men" offers limited rather misogynistic descriptions of women who are either dead‚ maternal figures or prostitutes. We first hear about Curley’s wife when Candy describes her to George. He describes her using expressions such as "she got the
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At the end of Mice and Men many were disturbed by the way George handled Lennie. Many thought George didn’t need to kill Lennie. He and George could have run to a new location just like they’ve done before. They both could have started over again in a new work place‚ while still keeping their dream of getting a ranch someday. I believe otherwise. George needed to kill Lennie because he doesn’t understand his own strength‚ lennie could have killed again‚ and George didn’t know what the other men
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Jasmine Lambson 12-6-12 Block 4 Curley’s wife is a significant character in “Of Mice and Men” because she is both a victimizer and victim‚ and symbolizes the objectification of women. Curley’s wife is the only woman in the plot. She is defined by her part in the story‚ Curley’s wife or possession. She is depicted‚ like the women in Weed‚ as a liar and manipulator of men. Steinbeck’s initial portrayal of Curley’s wife shows her to be attractive‚ unkind‚ and seductive. She is much like the
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Powerlessness‚ helplessness Especially in the first chapter Steinbeck foreshadows EVERYTHING that will happen in the book in the first chapter. Key event that builds the mood: The mood of powerlessness is shown and foreshadowed throughout the novel: "Of Mice and Men" in many ways. For example‚ Carlson killing Candy’s dog. Carlson is a ranch hand and Steinbeck has DELIBERATELY made his character into the typical ranch hand that you would get in 1930s America. Steinbeck uses the event of Carlson killing
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