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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The Crucible and Of Mice and Men John Steinbeck’s novel‚ Of Mice and Men‚ and Arthur Miller’s play‚ The Crucible‚ both have similarities and differences that appear through the history of the United States‚ prejudice‚ and also through the themes. Of Mice and Men and The Crucible‚ share the similarity of teaching the history of the United States throughout the pieces. In the novel‚ Of Mice and Men‚ the reader will be able to learn the history of the United States through the writing style of
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when the boss tried talking to him George did all of the talking. I think the boss had a reason to be mad at the two because if they wanted to job bad enough they could have atleast showed up on time to do the work. Male Friendship Of Mice and Men explores the dynamics of male friendship. When Lennie asks George to tell him why they’re not like other ranchers‚ George explains that they’re different because they have each other. Usually ranchers have no family‚ no friends‚ and‚
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Of Mice and Men: Discrimination ’"Why ain’t you wanted?" Lennie asked. "’Cause I’m black. They play cards in there‚ but I can’t play because I’m black. They say I stink.’ (p.68) Discrimination is the treatment of a person based on the group‚ class‚ or category to which that person belongs. Discrimination is demonstrated in Of Mice and Men many times throughout the book with Lennie‚ Curley’s wife‚ and Crooks. Each one of these characters experience discrimination in the book and it can be related
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Of Mice and Men Essay Hopes and Dreams Steinbeck emphasises hopes and dreams throughout the novel‚ Of Mice and Men. Most of the characters in the novel have hopes and dreams they wish to fulfil in able to gain freedom‚ independence and to get away from the loneliness they suffer. The dreams of these characters are unrealistic and seem impossible to come true. The main characters‚ George and Lennie‚ share the same dream of managing their own land freely without anyone else dictating them. This dream
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Of Mice And Men Plot Chapter 1 – George and Lennie camp in the brush by a pool‚ the night before starting new jobs as ranch hands. George finds Lennie stroking a dead mouse in his pocket. He complains that caring for Lennie prevents him from living a freer life. We find out that Lennie’s innocent petting of a girl’s dress led them to losing their last jobs in Weed. However when they talk about their dream of getting a piece of land together‚ we know they really depend on each other. Chapter
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Of mice and Men‚ Crooks says: “ They come‚ an’they quit sn’ go on; an every damn one of ‘em’s got a little piece of land in his head. An’ never a god damn one of ‘em ever gets it. Just like heaven. Every’body wants a little piece of lan’. …Nobody never gets to heaven‚ and nobody gets no land. It’s just in their head.” To what extent do you agree with Crooks assessment of “The American Dream”? To a certain extent I agree with Crooks statement. There are many dreams in this novel. Not only for George
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Of Mice and Men: Section 3 During George’s conversation with Slim‚ Steinbeck establishes the beginnings of Lennie and George’s relationship. Theirs is a childhood relationship grown into a rare adult companionship. After years taking advantage of his friend‚ George had a moral awakening‚ realizing that it is wrong to make the weaker suffer for fun. In this section‚ the death of Candy’s dog testifies to the pitiless process by which the strong attack and remove the weak. Candy’s dog (although
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The dream of mice and men Everyone in this world dreams‚ but when dreams don’t come true why would you bother dreaming? For most of the people dreams are the only things they have left in their lives. In Steinbeck’s book Of Mice and Men‚ he tells us the idea of destroyed dreams through the character’s experiences showing us that no matter how much we try to sacrifice to make dreams come true‚ sometimes they just simply do not come true. From the beginning of the book‚ Lennie and George had the
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Thesis In "Of Mice and Men‚" John Steinbeck utilizes his prevailing themes of friendship and loneliness‚ through his deep characterization and interconnection between George and Lenny‚ in order to illustrate glamorized desire of "the American dream." Evidence "O.K. Someday—we’re gonna get the jack together and we’re gonna have a little house and a couple of acres an’ a cow and some pigs. Pg.119 This was Lennies big dream‚ this was all he ever thought about. Steinbeck mentions the dream
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