Of Mice and Men Literary Analysis There are many issues which John Steinbeck addresses in his novel Of Mice and Men‚ such as discrimination towards minorities such as blacks‚ women‚ and the disabled. Many of these are being steadily being resolved up to today‚ though‚ there is still one thing rooted into our minds that still persists today; the predatory nature of human beings. Of Mice and Men takes place in Soledad‚ California. It tells the story of two men‚ Lennie Small‚ a stout
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incidents arousing pity and fear. The novel Of Mice and Men‚ by John Steinbeck‚ and the Greek drama Antigone‚ by Sophocles‚ both have the woeful elements of a tragedy. In Antigone‚ the main character Antigone is of the cursed family of Oedipus‚ who unwittingly slew his father and married his mother‚ who bore him two sons and two daughters. The Gods‚ enraged by this incestuous relationship‚ cursed Oedipus’ entire bloodline. In Of Mice and Men‚ two men struggle to make ends in the brutal times of the
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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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Even from the very start of John Steinbeck’s novel‚ Of Mice and Men‚ the uniqueness of George‚ as a character‚ is already noticeable. He is described as "small and quick‚ dark of face‚ with restless eyes and sharp strong features" and has an obvious dominance over the relationship between Lennie and himself. This lets the reader know from a very early stage in the book that George is different‚ and probably the essential character. George’s character seems to be used by Steinbeck to reflect the major
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you know and you don’t even have your own family to lean back on! How long do you think you would last in that society? I intend to prove that each character in the story Of Mice and Men face adversity and loneliness. The first character that is a prime example of the loneliness and adversity in the story Of Mice and Men is Crooks. Crooks is the only black worker on the ranch and in the 1930’s there was a lot of segregation and separation between whites and blacks. No one would offer Crooks in
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characters and plot of ‘Of Mice and Men’ the reader can find out much about Steinbeck’s mentality. He was such a private man that this adventure into his head is a fun‚ yet challenging one. The most obvious characters to use from ‘Of Mice and Men’ to psychoanalyze John Steinbeck are the main characters George and Lennie. As stated by Elysa Gardner in USA Today‚ 2014‚ section Life on page 2 in reference to Lennie “{T}he gentle‚ doomed giant in Of Mice
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In John Steinbeck ’s classic novella‚ Of Mice and Men‚ one of the predominant themes that govern the story and characters in the book is friendship. One of the ways in which friendship plays a large role is in the area of mercy killing‚ which affects the main characters as well as the supporting ones. The two major mercy killings that occur in the book are those of Carlson ’s killing of Candy ’s old dog‚ and of George ’s killing of Lennie. In both of these examples‚ the killer kills the other
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Diego Gomez Period 2 10/20/2011 Segregation by Unjust Social Norms in Of Mice and Men In John Steinbeck’s novel Of Mice and Men characters in the novel are segregated by sex‚ race‚ age‚ physical and mental disabilities. John Steinbeck portrays the intolerance and bigotry of 1930’s America through the separation of his characters based on their handicaps. Lennie‚ Candy‚ Candy’s dog‚ Curley’s wife and Crooks all face social pressure from the other characters on the ranch based on their intelligence
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Key Themes in “Of Mice and Men” – Marginalisation Marginalisation is one of the main themes of John Steinbeck’s “Of Mice and Men”‚ not just because it is present throughout the book‚ but also because it includes nearly EVERY character. The characters who are mostly affected by marginalisation are; Lennie‚ Crooks‚ Candy and Curley’s Wife. Here’s a brief description of how each character is marginalised: Lennie Lennie is marginalised due to his intelligence – or lack of. Curley’s wife refers
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Of Mice and Men During life‚ people become great friends with other people. Friends are loyal companions. They always have each other’s backs and are there for them whenever they need them and this is a very special relationship. In the short novel Of Mice and Men by author John Steinback‚ a numerous amount of these relationships are formed. Each one of these relationships is unique. Friendships form between Candy and his dog‚ Crooks and Lennie‚ and George and Lennie. Many people say a dog
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