In the novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck‚ Steinbeck uses the theme of loneliness throughout the entirety of the novel. When people feel lonely their way of life is different than that of someone’s who isn’t lonely or them if they were not lonely. They may act differently than they would if they weren’t experiencing loneliness‚ they may even change their way of life. The effects of loneliness on people are displayed in the novel Of Mice and Men through the characters of Curley’s Wife‚ Candy
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Cell "Two men look out through the same bars: One sees the mud and one the stars." - Frederick Lang Bridge This quote can be interpreted in this way. A human has a choice to improve his life or decide to continue in their negative situation‚ this is symbolized by the stairs and mud in the quote. Mud in this case can be verify as the negative life it the fact that people often say “someone is stuck in the mud” meaning depressed‚ also slowing them down and stars can
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2. ID the Homestead Act. A.) The government and the white men settlers that were moving west was involved in the homestead act. B.) The outcome of the Homestead Act was that the government legislation increased the size of the tracts available. With their property rights assured‚ more settlers moved to the plains. It was very difficult there. C.) The Homestead Act occurred in 1862. D.) The Homestead Act took place in the Great Plains. 3. Id the Battle of Wounded Knee. A.) The American
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In The Grapes of Wrath‚ by John Steinbeck‚ Muley Graves acted as a minor character yet it explained many things about life during the 1930s. Muley Graves’ life appeared lonely and helpless. The bank evicted his family from their home and Muley refused to leave‚ he remained stubborn as a mule. Muley says‚ “I ain’t a-goin’. My pa come here fifty years ago. An’ I ain’t a-goin’” (60). He did not leave Oklahoma because he owned the land‚ his wife had their kids on the land‚ and his father worked hard
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Optimism in The Grapes of Wrath At the end of the novel The Grapes of Wrath‚ by John Steinbeck‚ it seems as though the Joads have nothing left to live for‚ however Steinbeck shows signs of optimism through symbols and biblical allusions. The Joads have gone through tremendous hardships throughout their entire trip to California to find work. They have lost several family members‚ have gone without work and lived on extremely low rations for months. At the height of their struggles‚ the Joads are
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Matters did not get any better‚ by 1931‚ approximately 6 million Americans were trying to look for work but could not find any. At this time‚ the country’s industrial production had dropped by half since consumers were not buying anymore. Towns and cities were having soup kitchens‚ and breadlines because more and more Americans were becoming homeless. One might think that farmers would be doing much better since that was majority of flood supply. Wrong‚ farmers had been struggling up to the Great
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Throughout history‚ there has been a trend where populations affected by hardship at home have no choice but to leave in search for a better place. In Their Blood is Strong‚ an essay about the migrant people in the Great Depression‚ John Steinbeck describes the struggle of starvation in the plentiful garden of California. In another work by Steinbeck‚ his novel The Grapes of Wrath‚ he tells the story of the Joads‚ a family who must leave their farm in Oklahoma in search of work in California during
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The poet Jessie B Rittenhouse belonged to a very prosperous and wealthy farm family at the early stages of her life. Until she faced financial misfortune in the early stages of adulthood. Around this time she began to write “My Wage” along with a series of other poems in a book called The Door Of Dreams published in 1918. World War One was coming to a end and The Great Depression for farmers was afoot. The heavy inflation of housing‚ food‚ and clothing cost at the end of World War One had a bad
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Minnesota’s history is littered with tales of hardship and struggles for survival. When the going gets tough‚ the tough get going. But where do the tough live in the great hay-making state of Minnesota. Weather‚ sorrow‚ and physical labor all contribute to the struggle of life on the farm. Each account of life on the farm is blanketed with pride‚ without ever mentioning the word. "Make hay while the sun shines." (pg.9) Dark clouds are always just beyond the horizon. Every family moved to Minnesota
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"The Leader of the People" In John Steinbeck’s "The Leader of the People‚" a theme that is portrayed throughout the story is that of the contrast between dream and reality. In the story‚ Grandfather cannot come to grasp that his dreams of the West and moving across the plains are over and that reality has set in. Another story that contrasts dream and reality is Ambrose Pierce’s "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge." In this story‚ Farquhar cannot tell the difference between dream and reality until
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