chose Michael because I can connect myself with him. Michael and I are both very caring and not sophomoric; Michael and I both help out with chores or with the mysterious murder that had occurred. Also Michael and I both like to go with the flow. Diary 1 Today my girlfriend and I both had a “great” day traveling to the island of Monhegan‚ Maine. Well‚ if I were to say great I would actually want to say tepid if anything. I would say this because when we got to the island Meg and I were both expecting
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“Of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck is known as one of the best novels of the 20th century. This world renown book follows the of a tale of adversity an abnormal friendship endures which‚ includes‚ the small‚ quick witted man affiliated with the name George Milton and the simple minded naive lunk known as Lennie Smalls. Though they may not seem like the quintessential that Bonnie and Clyde may have been or even Sherlock and Watson were‚ but they had a certain je ne sais quoi about them that could
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The story ’Of Mice and Men’‚ written by John Steinbeck‚ is bassically a novel that is about impairments that are both symbolic and literal. Most of the characters in the novel are impaired in a constricting way‚ whether it is mentally through isolation‚ loneliness and intellectuality or physically through their damaged bodies. Crooks‚ the stable buck who works with the ranch horses‚ resides in a little shed connected to the barn by himself because he is the only black man on the ranch. He is named
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"Of Mice and Men" essay on Loneliness is a basic part of human life. Every one becomes lonely once in a while but in Steinbeck’s novella "Of Mice and Men"‚ he illustrates the loneliness of ranch life in the early 1930’s and shows how people are driven to try and find friendship in order to escape from loneliness. Steinbeck creates a lonely and blue atmosphere at many times in the book. He uses names and words such as the town near the ranch called "Soledad"‚ which means loneliness and the card game
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Journal Entry 3 Carlson killing Candy’s dog leaves Candy wishing he’d done it himself‚ whereas when George killed Lennie‚ he isn’t left with guilt. “Look Candy…This ol’ dog jus’ suffers himself all the time. If you was to take him out and shoot him right in the back of the head – right there – why’d he’d never know what hit him.”() Carlson made it obvious that he wanted to kill Candy’s dog but that the dog wouldn’t suffer. Wanting the best for his dog‚ Candy allows Carlson to kill him. Later regretting
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those who were black; one of the characters that embodies this theme in the novel is the character of Crooks. Other themes of the novel are the American Dream; which is never achieved by any of the characters‚ this suggests that Steinbeck believed that the dream was unbelievable. This is the same belief which Crooks has. Friendship is another important theme‚ as the reader sees the desperation Crooks has for friendship and the affect of loneliness has had on him. Steinbeck set the novel in Soledad‚
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The death of Lennie at the end of ¡®Of Mice and Men¡¯ seems‚ at first‚ to be the most tragic event in the novel‚ especially for the people directly concerned‚ such as George and Lennie himself. However‚ in actual fact‚ the novel is full of sad people suffering in a world where no one really cares about them. The men who worked on the ranches‚ the itinerant workers were sad and lonely people. As George says ¡°Guys like us‚ who work on ranches‚ were the most lonely people in this world.¡± They
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not mentioning her name‚ and by referring to her as a possession of Curley ‚however this also reflects to 1930’s America‚ when women weren’t given any importance and were treated with a huge amount of disrespect. They didn’t have much power over the men and were considered ‘useless’. Henceforth Steinbeck may have not given her a name as women were not considered important enough and she may not have deserved a name in this era. This could make the reader feel sympathy for her as she not only is considered
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Thesis: The book Of Mice and Men is about how life isn’t fair. Life is extremely unfair to Lennie. It may not be his fault but he is he can’t remember a thing and is always killing innocent animals and can’t comprehend a normal sentence without having the person repeat it. George tells Lennie this incase he gets trouble. “‘ Good boy! That’s fine Lennie maybe you’re gettin’ better”(15). Even something simple as to hide in the brush in case he gets into trouble he can barely remember. It’s not
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novella Of Mice and Men. Firstly in the Great Depression many experienced Loneliness and Prejudice‚ seen through the characters of Candy an ‘old swamper’ and Crooks a ‘black stable buck’. Steinbeck uses the conflict both internal and external found as the effect of racism and ageism on these characters. The reader is disgusted at the amount and degree of discrimination‚ while others may dismiss it as the past. From catching the grunt of the prejudice this forces both Candy and Crooks into a life
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