One of the major themes of John Steinbeck’s novel Of Mice and Men is that having a dream creates hope‚ friendship‚ and determination‚ enabling one to strive onward in life with a sense of importance. Three major examples show this idea. The first example is Candy’s loss of his dog and his joining George and Lennie ’s dream of owning land. A second example is Crook’s memory of his father’s chicken ranch. A third significant example is George and Lennie ’s dream of having their own place. These
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Of Mice and Men- John Steinbeck Study Guide Questions 1. Although George and Lennie have been travelling together for a long time‚ their friendship can be quite strained and weak at times. Due to Lennie’s childish nature and forgetful memory‚ George is often frustrated and rages on about how his life could’ve been without Lennie. “God a’mighty‚ if I was alone I could live so easy. I could go get a job an’ work… get a gallon of whisky‚ or set in a pool room and play cards or shoot pool.” (pg.
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the excerpts George and Lennie are two friends‚ one smart the other intellectually disabled‚ both on a ‘mission’ to achieve the American dream. Their journey reveals a lot about the two. Lennie is a follower‚ in that he follows and imitates George’s every move. Lennie also suffers from a mental disability. It is also understood that they are from a working class upbringing. In the case of Lennie‚ it becomes very clear throughout the novel that he is a ‘follower’. He follows George everywhere he
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Lennie‚ and George‚ thought they could live are virtually indistinguishable. The poem‚ To a Mouse by Robert Burns‚ in which the mouse thought she was prepared‚ but in reality her home is destroyed‚ is where the two pieces are found similar. "Thou saw the fields laid bare an’ west‚ An’weary winter comin fast‚ An’ cozie here‚ beneath the blast‚ Thou thought to dwell‚ Till crash! The cruel coulter past Out thro’ thy cell" (Burns 5). To represent the relationship between Of Mice of Men by John Steinbeck
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Of Mice and Men written by John Steinbeck and directed by Gary Sinese offer different versions of the same story‚ by altering small elements of the plot that allow for new insight into certain situations and characters. In the movie‚ there are scenes that differ from the book to provide more context for the situation. The beginning of the book is especially different from that of the movie. The beginning of the novel gives a long description of the setting. These opening paragraphs do an effective
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book Of Mice and Men has a major theme put in the story which is the “American Dream”. Although everyone’s dream dies with Curley’s wife in the end. Lennie‚ George‚ Candy‚ and Crooks had a dream set together‚ and when George has to kill Lennie that dream died with him and all of the men sunk more into the depressions hold (they became depressed). The characters talked about all have something in common‚ they contain a lack of confidence from something they cannot change. These characters feel that
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book‚ Of Mice and Men‚ by John Steinbeck‚ George definitely picked the right choice by killing Lennie. Lennie is always causing problems and doing things that ruined George’s life. “You hadda‚ George. I swear you hadda. Come on with me.” (Slim 53) “Course you did. Well‚ look. 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.” (George 8) This quote shows that George thinks that Lennie is going to do something. George is so certain
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with his best friend George‚ staring with a stony face‚ a single rock on a rocky mountain. George’s finger tightened on the trigger‚ and a loud bang sounded throughout the forest‚ echoing further and further until it was but a distant memory. The scene where this event had occurred in Of Mice and Men caused a lot of debate about whether George should’ve done this or not. “They could’ve run away‚ Lennie would’ve been fine in a mental hospital‚” one side would argue. “George had to do it or else Curley
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Daniel Lancaster 11/21/2012 Of Mice and Men In the 1992 film adaptation of Steinbeck’s novella‚ “Of Mice and Men‚” Gary Sinise and John Malkovich work together to create a bond throughout the movie that the audience grows to adore. Sinise and Malkovich had such great connection in this movie due to their role as brothers in a play back in 1980 called “True West.” This connection made the bond between George (Sinise) and Lenny (Malkovich) heartwarming and believable to viewers. Sinise‚ who
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The Grapes of Wrath‚ Cannery Row‚ The Red Pony‚ East of Eden and of course‚ Of Mice and Men. Hollywood loved Steinbeck and even made these very books in to film adaptations. Steinbeck was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1962 for his realistic but imaginative writings. In this essay I will be talking about one of John’s well known books‚ Of Mice and Men. This story is about two travelling ranch workers‚ George and Lennie‚ trying to earn enough money to get their own house and farm. The tale
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