Dear‚ diary today‚ I’m going to tell you all about this one time I was going to my grandma’s house‚ it’s not just an ordinary story‚ enjoy! It all started so typically‚ I was going to my grandma’s house to give her some treats for her (because I didn’t get to see her in a while). Before‚ I left the house‚ my mother told me‚ “Don’t talk to any strangers and go straight to grandma’s house” I responded‚ by saying‚ “Mother I know‚ you don’t have to tell me every single time I go to grandma’s house
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shoot Lennie in Of Mice and Men Loneliness and companionship is imminent throughout the book. It starts from the beginning when George sets the tone by repeating to Lennie that life on a ranch is the loneliest life there is‚ for example Steinbeck states “Guys like us that work on ranches are the loneliest guys in the world’. This shows us that men on a ranch rarely have any companionship or safety however George and Lennie have each other and this contradicts the idea that ranch men are always lonely
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December 1 1955. Dear diary Today is a very special day. I did something brave. Something I never thought‚ I’d have the courage to do. I know that after this‚ my life will never be the same‚ but I’m sure‚ it’s the right thing to do.I was on my way home after yet another long day of hard work. I was so tired when I took the bus although I was happy to finally be on my way home to my dearest husband. After so many hours sitting in a room too small for the number of people‚ I was exhausted. Who wouldn’t
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Dear diary‚ I was one of the best soldiers. I fought for my king‚ alongside one of my closest friends‚ Banquo. We destroyed the enemy and were on our way home from the bloody battlefield when we were confronted by three hideous creatures. These things were not human. They had twisted limbs and eyes sunken deep into their rotting flesh. They were barely covered by dirty‚ ripped up rags. They glared at us‚ and smiled mischievously‚ showing us their yellow teeth. They introduced themselves as the
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Of Mice and Men Henri Frederic Amiel once stated‚ “Destiny has two ways of crushing us- by refusing our wishes and by fulfilling them.” In Of Mice and Men‚ by John Steinbeck‚ this is very true for George and Lennie. The pair has moved from ranch to ranch trying to keep down a job but Lennie who easily gets in trouble always thwarts them. They long to live the American Dream but they‚ like all the other workers‚ will never reach their dream that seems to be just beyond their fingertips.
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In the story Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck‚ he portraits two characters‚ Curley and Candy with similarities and differences. Throughout the story‚ John Steinbeck portrays Candy more positively that Curley. Because Curley is the boss’s son‚ he uses his father’s influence to be imperious to others. His pompous behaviors are portrayed when he is seen as wearing “a work glove on his left hand‚ and like the boss‚ he wore high-heeled shoes” (25). Because he wears the same thing as his father‚ who wears
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noted for his accurate portrayals of the dejected state of the middle-class during the time known as the Great Depression. This hopelessness and downcast moods because of poor economic times is exhibited greatly in John Steinbeck’s classic‚ Of Mice and Men. By meticulously combing literary elements like tone‚ foreshadowing‚ and symbolism‚ Steinbeck demonstrates the constant mental and emotional warfare humankind faces. This conflict and turmoil is caused by two distinct and contrasting natures of
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the flag pole I was on ‚ and put me on a Higgins boat. We are in the water‚ men are getting sick‚ nervous‚ and scared. I wish they could hear me‚ so I can help‚ but I am only a flag. “Men we are getting closer to land‚ get ready‚” said the leader of the group. The men are ready‚ about to jump out‚ until enemies open fire on us. Men are falling‚ and men jumping ver board. The site was depressing and awful. One of the men picked me up and ran into the field. I am being shot at‚ ripping apart‚ pieces
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Steinbeck portrays Curley’s wife in multiple ways. In the first appearance of ‘Mice of Men’ he described her symbolically using a metaphor; ‘the rectangle of sunshine in the door way was cut off’. This is already foreshadowing to the reader that Curley’s wife is trouble‚ for example the metaphor Steinbeck used to describe her can be referred to as light and darkness. In this case Curley’s wife representing the darkness presenting her as destructive further in the book‚ an example of her being destructive
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The novel‚ Of Mice and Men‚ includes many interesting characters with witty personalities that give the story life and make it interesting. Some of these characters include‚ George‚ a hard working and devoted worker and friend who travels with Lennie looking for work. Candy‚ is an old handyman working at the ranch with Lennie and George‚ he fears that his age is making him useless and he worries about his future at the ranch. Curley‚ the boss’ son‚ is mean spirited and confrontational; he seeks
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