The American Dream and The Great Depression – How are these 2 elements reflected in John Steinbeck’s novel “Of Mice & Men” and how do they shape the characters in the book in particular‚ Lennie and Curley’s Wife. I have chosen the 2 elements The American Dream and The Great Depression because they are both similar and strive for a positive outcome‚ I will speak about how the American Dream shapes Lennie and how the Great Depression shapes Curley’s wife. The American Dream is a fantasy of
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having friends will get you through anything. In the book Of Mice and Men‚ the main characters were Lennie and George. They had a strong relationship and have known eachother for almost their whole lives which made them family. Lennie loved soft things and wanted a puppy and rabbits. On page thirteen it says “Tell you what I’ll do‚ Lennie. First chance I get I’ll give you a pup. Maybe you wouldn’t kill it. That’d be better than mice. And you could pet it harder.”. Sometimes they
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Throughout the book “Of Mice and Men‚” the author John Steinbeck drops hints of what will happen further in the book‚ also known as foreshadowing. To begin‚ the first foreshadowin moment is when George tells Lennie what to do if he ever gets in trouble. “Lennie—if you jus’ happen to get in trouble like you always done before‚ I want you to come right here an’ hide in the brush.” This later relates to when Lennie had to go and hide in the brush after he killed Curley’s wife and his pup. Furthermore
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OF MICE AND MEN INDEX 1. Heading ____________ 2. Plot & Topics ________ 3. Structure ___________ 4. Character Analysis ________ 5. Space and time __________ 6. Analysis of expression ________ 7. Personal Rating __________ Epigraph The author of this novel is John Steinbeck was born in Salinas. A small rural California. His grandparents helped him to help write several books. Wrote in 1937 "Of Mice and Men" by the myth of the American dream. The place where the action
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The story ’Of Mice and Men’‚ written by John Steinbeck‚ is bassically a novel that is about impairments that are both symbolic and literal. Most of the characters in the novel are impaired in a constricting way‚ whether it is mentally through isolation‚ loneliness and intellectuality or physically through their damaged bodies. Crooks‚ the stable buck who works with the ranch horses‚ resides in a little shed connected to the barn by himself because he is the only black man on the ranch. He is named
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"Of Mice and Men" is a novel‚ which deals with the theme of `outsiders’‚ that is‚ individuals who do not fit into the mainstream of society. The novel portrays this idea of loneliness throughout John Steinbeck’s hilarious yet depressing novel. There are several themes running through the novel‚ The loyalty and friendship that exists between George and Lennie‚ and the hostile environment of America during the Great American Depression. But‚ the two main themes of `Of Mice and Men’ were loneliness
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in the absence of hopes and dreams to move forward‚ transcend barriers and conquer the unimaginable. Steinbeck’s understanding of the impossible ‘American Dream’ as well as the harsh and cruel world of the 1930’s contextualises his novel ‘Of Mice and Men’ and centralises the importance of hopes and dreams in overcoming the negativity and disbelief found not only within society‚ but within oneself. Despite the context of the novel‚ the underlying concepts and universality of themes common to the
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not feeling her warm breathes and her soft hands. I never imagined doing everything without her just because she’s no longer beside. I have had lost my mother under terrible circumstances‚ (www.kibin.com‚ losing someone you love). In the novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck‚ we learn about two ranch hands trying to make their dream of a couple acres come true. A major theme in the novel discusses that loneliness can be a very dangerous thing to people. Steinbeck uses literary devices to reveal the
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Loss is one of the worst feelings known to man. One may have feelings of contempt as something that one has understood to be theirs is suddenly taken from one’s grasp. Such a hopeless feeling of loss is portrayed in John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men when George is obligated to end his best friend’s life. The inevitable death of Lennie affected George by: freeing him from the burden Lennie had imposed upon him‚ crushing the dream of ever owning a farm‚ and above all‚ leaving George all alone in a world
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In the novel Of Mice and Men by John steinbeck‚ the author uses tone and imagery to characterize Lennie as Immature and foolish. At times Lennie feels guilty for the things he says because George puts him down. For example‚ Lennie once said the beans they were cooking by the fire would taste better with ketchup. George replied by saying they didn’t have ketchup. For George this was his last straw‚ he got angry and blew up on Lennie. Obviously Lennie felt bad after George yelled at him and replied
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