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    Of Mice and Men is a novella[1][2] written by Nobel Prize-winning author John Steinbeck. Published in 1937‚ it tells the tragic story of George Milton and Lennie Small‚ two displaced migrant ranch workers‚ who move from place to place in search of new job opportunities during the Great Depression in California‚ USA. Based on Steinbeck’s own experiences as a bindlestiff in the 1920s (before the arrival of the Okies he would vividly describe in The Grapes of Wrath)‚ the title is taken from Robert

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    John Steinbeck Of Mice and Men "The American Dream is "a dream of a land in which life should be better‚ richer‚ fuller and with opportunity for each. It is a dream of social order in which each man and woman should be able to achieve the fullest stature of which they are capable of‚ and be recognized for what they are‚ regardless of the circumstances of birth or position." It ideally constitutes life‚ liberty‚ and the pursuit of happiness as stated by America’s forefathers in the Declaration

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    John Steinbeck wrote the inspiring book ’Of Mice And Men’ and it was first published in Great Britian in 1937.In this he explores the populous themes of isolation‚ violence‚ friendship and several more. These topics are symbolized throughout the novella expressed through setting and nature v man-made structures. In Steinbeck’s book "Of Mice and Men"‚ he illustrates the isolation of ranch life in the early 1930’s and shows how people are driven to try and find friendship in order to escape from

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    Realism versus Aestheticism in Of Mice and Men (1937) Introduction: A panic-stricken young woman flees from the opening scene‚ her beautiful red dress torn. The main characters George (Gary Sinise) and Lennie (John Malkovich) are seen sprinting in the opposite direction to escape yet another dilemma that Lennie has gotten them into. The tension builds as the music intensifies‚ evoking fear in audiences early on that the two men will be caught. This opening scene‚ while out of order from the original

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    Of mice and men Section B Question 21 Part(a) How does Steinbeck use details in this passage to present the bunkhouse and its inhabitants? In the novel “Of Mice And Men”‚ Steinbeck presents the bunkhouse as being very hostile and unfriendly through the use of adjectives‚”the walls were whitewashed and the floor unpainted”. This portrays the simple nature of the bunkhouse and it’s only purpose: housing the ranch hands. The adjective‚ “whitewashed” presents the clinical nature of

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    The novella‚ “Of Mice and Men”‚ written in a cyclical structure‚ focuses on hardships ordinary men faced during the 1930’s Great Depression‚ using the strong friendship between two ranch workers‚ George and Lennie. Just from the title of the novel‚ we can see that the best laid places of Mice and Men often go wrong. We can understand from this‚ how the fate of man in the novel‚ is the same as the mice which Lennie pets. They will die and their dreams will result in grief rather than happiness. Steinbeck

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    Of Mice and Men Regardless of how intensely the characters of this novel hope and dream‚ their plans do not find fulfillment. Due to the lack of fulfillment of their dream‚ the characters face loneliness setting each apart from the other. Unlike George and Lennie‚ the other character of Crooks has no one to support him and be there for him as Lennie and George have each other. In the story‚ Of Mice and Men‚ John Steinbeck contrasts the loneliness and isolation experienced by Crooks‚ whom life

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    Of Mice and Men Thomas Hobbes in his Leviathan states that‚ "in the state of nature mans life is nasty‚ brutish and short". In depression era America‚ no greater truth could be said. There were millions unemployed‚ largely unskilled and living on the margins of society. The lowest of the low were the migrant labourers travelling from place to place trying to scratch a living. They often had to travel illegally by freight car with all its consequent dangers. Their life expectancy was low‚ crime

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    Of Mice and Men is a novel written by Nobel Prize-winning author John Steinbeck. Published in 1937‚ it tells the tragic story of George Milton and Lennie Small‚ two displaced migrant ranch workers‚ who move from place to place in search of new job opportunities during the Great Depression in California‚ USA. Based on Steinbeck’s own experiences as a bindlestiff in the 1920s (before the arrival of the Okies he would vividly describe in The Grapes of Wrath)‚ the title is taken from Robert Burns’ poem

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    Honors English II Quarterly Outside Reading Opening Sequence: In the beginning of Of Mice and Men it describes the Salinas River and a small wooded area around it. The setting is described as peaceful and calming versus how the ending plays out. Later it tells of two men walking down to the river‚ whose names we learn are George and Lennie. It is important to the development of the story that they stop here because George mentions to Lennie that if he were to ever get into any trouble to come back

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