Of Mice and Men Book Report By: Claudia Yaeger 6th Hour C.P. English 11 Due: April 15‚ 2002 1.) Title: Of Mice and Men Published: Random house‚ INC Author: John Steinbeck Where book was acquired: Wittenberg-Birnamwood High School Library 2.) What type of book: Fiction 3.) Characters: 1.) George- A small man who travels with‚ and takes care of‚ Lennie. He frequently talks about how much better his life would be without having Lennie to take care of. George’s behavior is motivated
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who find work in various ranches. George and Lennie are different to the rest as they have each other to look out for‚ were as the rest of the characters are all‚ in some way‚ lonely. Crooks is discriminated and is alone because of his colour and Curleys wife feels separate to everyone else as she is the only woman and seeks out other men’s attention. The main characters of the novel were George and Lennie and they are migrant workers who travel together as a pair. George is a normal looking‚ mid-height
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Throughout the novel‚ Of Mice and Men‚ John Steinbeck presents Lennie to be responsible and also irresponsible for his actions. Sometimes throughout the novel‚ Steinbeck presents Lennie to be irresponsible for his actions because life at the time was very difficult. People were losing their jobs‚ many farmers lost their farms‚ and were forced into the life of itinerant workers. The lifestyle Lennie had could be responsible for his actions‚ because he didn’t really have support. However on the other
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Of Mice and Men Essay In 1929‚ tears swept the nation and gloom bestowed itself upon a once happy place. The Great Depression had started. People lost everything ‚so many became migrant workers. Of Mice and Men‚ a classic novel written by John Steinbeck‚ emphasizes many sad themes‚ but gives us a good insight on what life was like in the 1940’s for many people. Although there are other themes‚ rootlessness‚ loneliness‚ and poverty are extremely prominent throughout the novel in many characters
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This is a Story All About Dreams The American Dream is a large theme on which the novella "Of Mice and Men" is based on. Each character strives to achieve their own dream‚ and some without realising. Dreams are very important in the novella‚ because without them nobody has anything to work towards and to motivate them in life. Lennie’s dream is probably brought up most throughout the novella‚ out of all the dreams. Lennie’s dream is to get ’the fatta the lan" with a small place and rabbits. Lennie
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people are considered close to George‚ but he did feel comfortable with Slim‚ who as well‚ is a caring guy. Slim is well respected and admired on the ranch and is not a judgmental kind of man. After Lennie had smashed Curley’s hand‚ Slim conciliates Curley to not fire George and Lennie. When George first met Slim‚ he sensed good in him. George knew he was a guy of empathy and intelligence who wouldn’t make fun of Lennie‚ or take advantage of him. Slim is the only one who appreciates George’s
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depict what true companionship is all about when sticking together through thick and thin. Being the only black man living on the ranch‚ Crooks finds it hard to relate with others‚ finding himself separated from the other men. The relationship between Curley and his wife is merely just an unstable marriage that lacks true meaning and love. Desire in many forms is found throughout
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Duff Brenna once said‚ "All literature shows us the power of emotion. It is emotion‚ not reason that motivates characters in literature." To me‚ this quote means that it is emotion that causes characters to make decisions‚ not reason. I agree with this quote because characters in literature do what they feel is right at the time‚ not what they feel is logically right. In William Shakespeare ’s tragedy Romeo and Juliet and John Steinbeck ’s novella Of mice and Men‚ the characters demonstrate how emotion
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Loneliness: The Greatest Form of Poverty Almost everyone has had a friend or a loved one in their lifetime. However‚ there are those less fortunate who lack both‚ making loneliness the biggest hole to fill in their hearts. Without others‚ they will have to bear their own burdens and survive in the world using their own instincts. Steinbeck’s personal interpretation on social inclusion and social isolation leans more on the pessimistic side‚ portraying the idea that society and connections with
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of land that George and Lennie planned on buying. Candy proposes “[Suppose] I went in with you guys. [That is] three hundred [and] fifty bucks I [would] put in”(59). Costing only five hundred dollars‚ the land could almost be paid for entirely by Curley with his savings from his time working on the ranch. If he did go in with George and Lennie‚ he would be giving them all of the money that he had made during his time on the ranch‚ showing how desperate he is to no longer be lonely. In the scene when
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