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    For someone to be lonely‚ it means that he or she is a stranger to interaction and doesn’t have anybody to talk to. Loneliness can be caused by many different types of discrimination. Loneliness appears in today’s world in different cases. In Of Mice and Men‚ the characters that present the theme of loneliness are Candy‚ Curley’s wife‚ George‚ and Crooks. Candy is lonely because of his old age. He is rejected by the people of the ranch due to him being old and handicapped. His only company is his

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    ‘Of Mice and Men’ is written by John Steinbeck. The novel is set in the 1930s during the great depression in California. The two protagonist characters‚ George and Lennie are farm workers who have a dream of one-day owning their own ranch. They find work in a ranch near Soledad‚ after escaping from Weed because of George’s incident. They are met by different characters on the farm that all have a dream. To be lonely means to lack friends or companionship and to feel isolated. Most of the characters

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    Friendship… the word can be used to describe true loyalty‚ love‚ or can be used to surpass your greatest enemy. In the novella Of Mice and Men it can be debated if one of the characters‚ George is a good or bad friend to Lennie throughout their working experience to get to their dream land that they would do anything for. Although both sides have good arguments I argue the side that explains how George has been a good friend to Lennie. On the surface there is sufficient evidence to accuse George

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    OF MICE AND MEN CHARACTERS Of Mice and Men the characters are clearly drawn and memorable. Some could be the subject of a whole essay‚ while others would not. Of course a question on a theme (see below) might require you to write about characters‚ anyway: for example‚ to discuss loneliness‚ you write about lonely people. George and Lennie The principal characters are George Milton and Lennie Small (whose name is the subject of a feeble joke: “He ain’t small”. Who says this?). Lennie is enormously

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    the reader meets in the novella puts her in a unique position. John introduced us to a character called Curley’s wife‚ she plays a complex and misfit character as she got so many different sides to her‚ as sometimes the reader feels sympathetic and unsympathetic about her. John Steinbeck’s novel of Mice and Men is an example of how the reader’s perception of a character can change without the character actually changing. Steinbeck uses many different techniques to present Curley’s wife such as

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    would ultimately burn out. By contrast‚ a good friendship would be someone who honestly cares‚ has the best intentions for the other‚ and knows about the imperfections and flaws of their friend yet continues to stay with them. In John Steinbeck’s novella Of Mice and Men‚ one can find an example of a good type of friendship. In the story‚ one will find out that the characters‚ Lennie and George‚ have been long-time friends who have gone

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    The novel‚ Of Mice and Men‚ by John Steinbeck is world renowned‚ and a great piece of literature. When most read it they enjoy it. This is because Steinbeck illustrates themes that many can relate to. He touches topics like‚ friendship‚ gender and racial inequality‚ and alienation. Steinbeck uses Crooks as a figure to represent these themes‚ which is what makes him a very interesting character. Crooks is a black man‚ living in a white society. He is referred to as the n-word‚ and is the only black

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    All of the the characters in mice of men face everyday struggles‚ To prove this I have created 3 genre projects. A journal entry from George‚ an interview of Crooks‚ and a wanted poster of Lennie. All to prove that throughout the book Of Mice And MenSteinbeck suggests that our responsibility to fellow human beings limits individual success. For my first genre I did a journal entry from George to show his struggle to make a decision. He wants to leave Lennie but Aunt Clara trusted him with

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    In the novel‚ Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck‚ foreshadowing is used to give the readers an idea to what could happen towards the end of the book. There is slight reference‚ which hint slightly‚ and also direct parallel of the situation‚ with Candy and his dog. There are episodes in the novel where Lennie’s physical strength and childlike incompetence‚ which are presented to emphasise the instinctive threat‚ which he poses. When George talks of what happened in Weed‚ he proclaims that Lennie

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    Dreams build ambition‚ but when a dream becomes deferred‚ a person’s personality and mentality can change. In both John Steinbeck’s novels‚ Of Mice and Men and The Pearl display the tragic results of one’s dreams not being achieved is presented. Evidence of the tragedy and disappointment of unfulfilled dreams is expressed through George and Lennie‚ Kino‚ and Crooks. Unfilled dreams manifested into George and Lennie‚ Kino‚ and Crooks and is revealed through their actions. The first example of

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