The main theme that runs throughout the novel is that of hope. Everyone on the ranch has their own personal dream that they wish to fulfil‚ although no one does. The main reason for this is probably that the workers do not save money‚ and prefer to live for the moment‚ and go to "cat houses" to get their fulfilment. Although this is not the case with Crooks or Curley’s wife‚ they can never accomplish their dream because of their skin colour and sex. "Were gonna have a little house and a couple
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Hopes and dreams help people survive even if they never become real. How true is this for the characters in ‘Of Mice and Men’? The novel ‘Of mice and Men’ was written by John Steinbeck and is set in Salinas and Soledad California in the 1930s when life was hard for so many people because of the great depression. A major theme of John Steinbeck’s novel ‘of mice and men’ is the American dream and the drive to attain it. There are two major themes in ‘of mice and men’ novel that is foreshadowed
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In the novel “1984” by George Orwell he shows readers what a negative utopia is. Winston Smith is the main character and the plot revolves around how Winston feels frustrated by the control of the party. The party has a strong control over its citizens and the use telescreens‚ the thought police‚ and the youth league to maintain their control through psychological manipulation. The party maintains their control over citizens by using telescreen to have around-the-clock surveillance. They use the
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A Glimpse of Hope Love is a driving force in society that controls a person’s emotions and actions like a an addiction. It is over controlling to the user and can have negative influences on others as well. In the novel The Great Gatsby‚ the reader sees the progression of Gatsby’s obsessive craving for Daisy’s love through the eyes of the narrator Nick. The novel is a classic realistic fiction text written by F. Scott Fitzgerald that takes place in the roaring twenties in the lively city of New
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Today Pope Francis gave five addresses in less than 10 hours. In his final day in Rio de Janeiro for World Youth Day‚ he did not disappoint. He is known for his crisp‚ clear and emphatic words‚ spoken in down-to-earth language (sometimes even making new words‚ but that’s a story for another day). What follows are the words he spoke to the youth of the world today‚ often shouting them out and using his hands to make his point. The youth responded with equal emotion. But these words aren’t solely
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How to answer novel ‘The Curse’ Below are some tips that you can follow: ** Rememeber to write your answer in paragraphs ( at least 3) **If you are not sure how to answer‚ make sure include all these elements 1. how many characters 2. how many events/evidence 3. how many values/lessons/themes * manipulate your understanding of the story to fit the question – not to fit the question to what you know about the story **always have concluding paragraph to reinforce or sum up what you
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I enjoyed the novel The Hobbit by J.R.R Tolkien. I believe that this novel presents important themes that are relevant in today’s society‚ just as much as they make up an entertaining plot. Themes such as Heroism‚ Race and Lineage‚ Good vs. Evil‚ Loyalty and Home are discussed in novels written in recent times. They give the reader a strong sense of ‘right’ and ‘wrong’ in the plot. This allows the audience to distinguish between good and evil. Tolkien uses an enormous vocabulary of words that are
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HOPE AND FEAR John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath Where does the courage come from? Where does the terrible faith come from? John Steinbeck‚ born in California in 1902 ( -1968‚ New York)‚ is one of the most important American writers‚ widely known for his Pulitzer prize-winning novel “The Grapes of Wrath”‚ a “social” tale about the strugglings of the Joad family to get to California‚ “the promised land”. Considered to be his masterpiece‚ this novel is not only the story of a family‚ but
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1 Anabel Gonzalez Mr. Helle English p.2 7 September 2009 Thematic Effects on Novel without a Name Novel without a name by Duong Thu Huong provided a real insight on war from the Vietnamese point of view. Readers are able to contemplate with the themes that reoccur‚ what the war truly is like‚ and the effects it causes on the people‚ society‚ and the individual. Three main reoccurring themes of this novel were disillusionment of the war‚ betrayal‚ and the loss of innocence that the war causes
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Practice 1 – one story you like the best & what lessons you have learned from the story The novel Step by Wicked Step by Anne Fine which I have studied‚ all the stories are special in their own way but the one that strikes a chord with me is Claudia’s Stories: The Green Pyjamas. The story is about Claudia’s slow but sure acceptance of her stepmother‚ Stella. In the beginning‚ she is depicted as young girl who struggles to accept the changes in her life. Her parents have decided to separate
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