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    Explore the way Steinbeck portrays Curley’s wife as someone we both sympathise with and dislike at times. Steinbeck portrays Curley’s wife as one we both sympathise and dislike at times by showing both sides of her story to the reader‚ he illustrates Curley’s wife’s‚ point of view by revealing her past and why she is married to Curley. He then depicts the other side of her personality by exposing how she is around the ranch workers‚ and what they think of her. The author also illustrates the life

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    CROOKS Key things that Crooks says Crooks does not say much in the book ‘of mice and men’. When he does he is very insulting in his language. For example when Lennie comes into his room all of crooks emotions come out at once because he feels he has power and authority over Lennie that he had never had before. You got no right to come in my room. “This here’s my room. Nobody got any right in here but me.” Crooks snaps at Lennie because he knows Lennie does not stick up for himself without George

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    future; men fail at that too. In "To a Mouse‚" Robert Burns develops the need to respect nature’s creatures‚ especially the small‚ the defenceless‚ the downtrodden . As a small creature‚ the mouse represents not only lowly animals but also lowly human beings‚ ‘common ‘ folk who are often miss treated by the high and the mighty. As many who have suffered failure and loss‚ Burns’ narrator‚ or perhaps Burns himself‚ expresses jealousy for the mouse’s ability to live continually in the present without

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    Answer the questions in the spaces provided – there may be more space than you need. Calculators must not be used. Information The total mark for this paper is 100 The marks for each question are shown in brackets – use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question. Questions labelled with an asterisk (*) are ones where the quality of your written communication will be assessed. Advice Read each question carefully before you start to answer it. Keep an eye on the time

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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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    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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    Luke Dawson How does Steinbeck make the Fight scene Dramatic? Mention uses of * Use of foreshadowing * Animal Imagery * Other Language Techniques The fight scene takes place in the barn where Lennie is looking at the new-born pups‚ and Curley ran into the barn with the impression that his wife was cheating on him with Slim. The scene is already made slightly dramatic by portraying Curley‚ who has previously been portrayed as a small thug‚ as a bit of an idiot‚ as there was no proof

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    narratorial commentary of the scene and what is happening in it. the writer also uses a third person to presents candy and show his feeling and emotions to the reader and makes the reader feel sypethic for the character. He is giving us allot of information of the character by doing this and it tells us the thought of the reader’s learnt for reading this novel that candy is a lonely and isolated character in the ranch as soon he will be useless as he is getting old as a result of this the boss will have

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    In my essay I will discuss the theme of loneliness in the novel "Of Mice And Men." The essay will consist of information based on the novel towards minor characters such as Curley ’s Wife‚ Candy and Crooks. This essay will state information about Curley ’s Wife‚ Candy and Crooks ’ loneliness. Curley ’s Wife was probably one of the loneliest characters of all. She never talked to anyone and she never really liked Curley all too much. "Why can ’t I talk to you? I never get to talk to nobody

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    “Of Mice and Men” The Great Depression took place in the United States in the 1930s. Northern California‚ Salinas Valley was affected by the Great Depression. Many farmers lost their properties and were forced to find other work. Banks were forced to foreclose on mortgages’ and had to collect debts. Hundreds of thousands of farmers packed up their families and few belongings‚ and headed for California. The Great Depression left many people in poverty and caused them to face unpleasant events

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