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    Comparative writing: “The Great Gatsby” and “Of Mice and Men” Although this two works were written ten years apart‚ they both depict opposite realities. “The Great Gatsby” deals with the reality of the high society‚ their joyful lives and their never ending parties. While “Of Mice and Men”‚ narrates the struggle for living of the migrant workers‚ their misfortunes and poor lives. Nevertheless‚ behind these completely different realities‚ there are some aspects in which these two books can conceal

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    Of Mice and Men Essay There are many differences between the movie and book “Of Mice and Men” the director‚ Gary Sinies‚ was the of the movie and the author of the book was John Steinbeck. The two men had their different views on the story and put in in a way to entertain people. There are some scenes in the movie to add some more character to the person and fill in some missing holes. That would be one difference. The extra scenes added into the movie would reveal just a little more about the

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    follow their own sense of goodness instead of following others. This idea is clearly evident in the novels A Walk to Remember by Nicholas Sparks and Of Mice and men by John Steinbeck. The quote is exemplified in both novels by the literary element of theme. In A Walk to Remember‚ Landon Carter befriends unpopular Jamie Sullivan. In Of Mice and Men‚ George kills his friend Lennie to spare him from a horrific and painful murder. In A Walk to Remember‚ Jamie Sullivan is an unpopular‚ religious girl

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    “Hold fast to dreams‚ for if dreams dies‚ life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly. (Langston Hughes)” The film “Of Mice and Men” directed by Gary Sinise is an adaption of the novel with the same name written by John Steinbeck‚ it depict the iconic living conditions and life style of farmers in California during the great depression. Both the novel and the film emphasize the themes of “friendship”‚ “loneliness” and “loss of dreams” in which the characters are vividly portrayed in different scenes

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    The similarity between the book and the film "Of Mice and Men" is most evident. Even so‚ there are a few differences‚ some insignificant and other crucial. However‚ in the majority of the scenes‚ the dialogs are taken literally from the book. The first difference appears in the introduction of the film. The book starts by describing the surrounding landscape of the Salinas Valley where Lennie and George spend the night by the river. We learn that Lennie is mentally challenged and how this affected

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    The book‚ Of Mice and Men‚ is one that invokes thought in the reader. Although the book is well written‚ the movie does not come close to those same standards. After reading the book‚ then watchisng the movie‚ I saw some major differences as well as some insignificant differences. However‚ there were a few that were very obvious. One glaring difference that I saw involved the character simply known as "Curley’s wife". One difference transpired during a scene that greatly influenced what I thought

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    readers think that it is very easy to find elements in a movie that deviate from the book. Books have descriptive details that are edited out or altered for the movie versions. There are three main differences between the book and the movie “Of Mice and Men” which include characters‚ setting locations‚ and ending scenes. The first difference that was identified was characters. In the book Curley has blonde hair‚ but in the movie his hair is a dark brown color. Lennie is also described bigger in the

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    Fiction The Chrysanthemums by John Steinbeck and Shiloh by Bobbie Ann Mason have many similar components with slight differences. The point of view in Shiloh is told by third person limited‚ and in Chrysanthemums it is also third person (mostly Elisa’s view.) The Chrysanthemums is a story about a wife named Elisa Allen who is unhappy with her life and marriage. Similarly‚ in Shiloh the main character’s name is Norma Jean Motif‚ and she is also unhappy with her marriage. These stories struck me as

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    In John Steinbeck’s "Of Mice and Men" there were many ideas‚ many of which were contrasting. This is shown even in the title contrasting and comparing mice and men and their similarities and their differences. This shows that in John Steinbeck’s "Of Mice and Men" Lennie was a blessing‚ and a burden to George. There are many ways that Lennie is a blessing to George. Lennie is a blessing to George because he helped him keep his job when he couldn’t do work as well as others. Lennie does this by being

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    Of Mice and Men Research Paper Of Mice and Men is the story of two men‚ George and Lennie‚ trying to achieve the American dream. Innocence is a prominent feature in Lennie’s personality‚ which is a large part of the story as a whole. In of Mice and Men‚ Steinbeck suggests that Lennie’s innocence is a burden to both Lennie and George in the world of evil men present in the story as seen through George’s constant trouble to keep Lennie from causing trouble‚ Lennie hurting others and feeling no

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