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    Lennie and Crooks are two weak characters in of Mice and Men. In the tough working environment which was America’s 1920s‚ the time of the Great Depression‚ there was no place for mentally or physically insufficient people‚ it was survival of the fittest and “every man for himself.” We learn of Lennie’s non-existent capacity to care for himself early on in the novel. Even at the very start of the novel we see that “The two men walked in single file down the path‚ and even in the open one stayed behind

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    proves that Curley’s wife could have had a chance at a bigger life than just working on a ranch and living an unhappy life. Another good quote is‚ “An’ a guy tol’ me he could put me in pitchers…” (78). This statement or quote from the novel “Of Mice and Men” shows how Curley’s Wife lost all her dreams because she went and married mean old Curley. The last good statement or quote written by John Steinbeck is‚ “Well‚ a show come through‚ an’ I met one of the actors. He says I could go with that show” (88)

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    Twelve Angry Men presents the pessimistic view that all humans are flawed. Pessimistic- cynical‚ distrustful‚ negative‚ doubtful‚ suspicious‚ unenthusiastic Flawed- imperfections‚ weak‚ faulty‚ unlawful‚ inaccurate‚ fallacious‚ unfair Notes Weaknesses of the Jurors Foreman goes with the majority vote rather than independently forming his own judgement Juror 10 stereotypes all immigrants. Offensive remarks eventually lead to the other jurors turning their backs on him and he finally reflects

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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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    In the novel “Of Mice and Men” John Steinbeck tells a story of dreams‚ hopes and loneliness. We are introduced to a majorly significant and complex Character‚ named Curley’s wife. Steinbeck shows us that Curley’s wife is flirtatious‚ mischievous but most of all an isolated character. She plays a main part in the novel; in doing this she displays and presents many of the main themes. Before we are presented to Curley’s wife‚ Candy talks about her‚ to George and Lennie. She is spoken about in a

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    with every part of him defined. (2‚ Steinbeck) Lennie A large‚ lumbering‚ childlike migrant worker. Due to his mild mental disability‚ Lennie completely depends upon George‚ his friend and traveling companion‚ for guidance and protection. The two men share a vision of a farm that they will own together‚ a vision that Lennie believes in wholeheartedly. Gentle and kind‚ Lennie nevertheless does not understand his own strength. His love of petting soft things‚ such as small animals‚ dresses‚ and people’s

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    How does Steinbeck present disadvantaged characters? John Steinbeck’s novel ‘of mice and men’‚ is set in California during the 1930s. At this point in time was the ‘great depression.’ Steinbeck got the name of the novel from a poem called ‘To a mouse on turning up her nest with a plough.’ There are many reasons why Steinbeck wrote this novel: one is that he was briefly a ranch hand‚ meaning he had a great comprehension of the difficulties and disadvantages of working on a ranch. Another reason

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    Of Mice and Men Character Analysis: Loneliness In Of Mice and Men many characters are lonely or at least act that way. The characters I think are lonely are Lennie‚ George‚ Candy‚ Crooks‚ and Curley’s Wife. The loneliness in the story is what causes most of the conflict in the story. Everyone in this story is lonely or must have been lonely. I think loneliness is one of the most important parts of this story. Lennie is one of the loneliest characters in the book. He makes friends with animals

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    with a particular fault or error. Was the boy from 12 Irate Men irreprehensible or censurable? The boy was thought of as censurable by most of the jurors at the commencement of the tribulation. All except for juror number eight‚ who confutes the boy is censurable. Such as‚ the knife a piece of evidence‚ his wording towards the jury‚ and the amount of posits made to confute facts. These details will prove the boy is censurable. During the play‚ juror number eight pushes the jury to rule the boy as inculpable

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    Ezekiel was transported in the spirit and describes the experience in Ezekiel 8. He was moved from his dwelling place outside Israel during the captivity and taken some distance to Jerusalem. Phillip experienced a similar thing after baptizing the Ethiopian eunuch (Acts 8:39). Paul described his trip to heaven‚ confessing he didn’t know if he was there only in the spirit or in his physical body. (2 Cor. 12:2) While friends were interceding for Peter‚ he was mysteriously freed by an angel. It’s obvious

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