“Of Mice and Men” tells a tale of two men who cherish the bond and the dream they share in a world filled with brutality. George Milton is a small man‚ who took the responsibility of taking care of his half-witted and ungainly friend Lennie. The two men came to a farm to work‚ but Lennie accidentally killed the wife of the farm owner Curley. In order to save Lennie from a painful death‚ George kills Lennie with a shotgun while he is describing their dream to Lennie for the last time. It is the Purpose
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Discuss the importance of the characters of Curley’s wife‚ Crooks and Candy. Introduction John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men deals with many of America’s age-old issues of sexism‚ racism‚ ageism and discrimination against those with a disability. This prejudice isn’t ever clearly stated - those who are discriminated against accept the prejudice against them as a way of life. While discrimination restrains social interaction for some characters on the ranch‚ the need to escape isolation and loneliness
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leaned off the wall of the barn”. Crooks tries to scare Lennie – “S’pose he gets killed or hurt”. You got no right to come in my room. Ever’body wants a little piece of lan’. A guy goes nuts if he ain’t got nobody Candy quotes Candy’s dog is described‚ by Carlson‚ as “so god damn old”. Candy doesn’t want Carlson to shoot his dog – “I had ‘im too long”. I ought to of shot that dog myself‚ George. I shouldn’t ought to of let no stranger shoot my dog." scratched his wrist stump
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lEnglish IOP final Book – a farewell to arms Topic –diary entry of Catherine barkley Dear diary‚ Over the last few days I am feeling very happy and confused at the same time ‚ this is happening from the day I met him‚ oh he is good in every sence ‚I always imagined a partner like him‚ he is all I want but I am getting thes weird feeling about all of this ‚ I mean it is not that he is evil or anything it is just that I think that he is taking me and my feeling for a game ‚ I mean this is a
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drowning of the puppies‚ and the suggestion that Candy should replace his old dog‚ with a younger one which will be of more use. The character of Slim is also interesting‚ as he seems to be quite an authoratative figure‚ despite not being the boss. It is still unclear to me as to where he derives his respect from. In addition to this‚ the bond between Lennie and George seems to have become closer as a result of Curley. This close relationship between men seems-at least so far- to be a recurring subject
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Section A - Of Mice and Men Section: 1 hour for this section – whole exam 1 hour 45 minutes. Part a Questions. (16 marks) 5 minutes annotating 20 – 25 minutes writing 1. Read the question carefully. 2. Spend 5 minutes annotating the extract carefully. You need to underline key quotations and make brief focused comments. DO NOT MISS THIS PART OUT. 3. Track through the whole extract choosing your 5 or 6 most perceptive comments and exploring Steinbeck’s use of language. 4. Introduce your points
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than one of a ranch hand. ‘We got somebody to talk to’ the companionship between George and Lennie is very unusual in the time period of this book and the fact that they have each other makes them unique. Other characters such as Carlson‚ Slim‚Candy and Crooks all represent the theme of loneliness and friendship in some way. ‘don’t even take a look at that bitch’ various messages are displayed in this quote‚ for example there is a sense of prejudice as George judges Curleys wife right from
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Kelsie Hartranft Mrs. Dellinger English 10 Honors February 23‚ 2015 Of Mice and Men Analytical Paragraph Minorities can be defined as “a group in society distinguished from‚ and less dominant than‚ the more numerous majority” (Dictionary.com.) In Of Mice and Men minorities are treated as if they are a lower class of people. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck employs the use of three minority groups: African Americans‚ mentally disabled people‚ and physically disabled. These
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tools‚ curved knives and needles...” However it shows us that he has more freedom then the other men as it says: “Crooks could leave his things about‚ and being a stable buck and a cripple‚ he was more permanent than other men...” This tells us that although he is excluded from the other men in the workplace‚ it shows us that he can have more freedom then the other men and also he works longer than other men do. In Chapter 3 when Crooks appears in the novel for the first time‚ we get some description
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August‚ 1492. We set sail early this morning. Early for me anyway. The wind was strong and felt good in my face. I’d never been on a ship before so I was hoping this would go well for me‚ so I would get picked more often to go. ‘Course‚ I only have Mamá that is my family and it would break her heart if I died out at sea. The rudder of ‘da Pinta slipped so we had to make an unthought-of stop at the Canary Island. Columbus ordered the other captain to stay there and try to fix it while we went to Gomera
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