them totally and forget to use their brain to determine what is logical. Curley’s wife in Of Mice and Men by John Steinback is the kind of person who tries to gain the sympathy and attention of others. However‚ she fails desperately‚ and her craving for sympathy dug herself a grave in the end. Curley’s wife is an unsympathetic person because she’s mean‚ provocative‚ and self-obsessed. To start with‚ Curley’s wife doesn’t gain sympathy because she’s vicious. For example ‚ she insulted Crooks‚ the
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The novel‚ Of Mice and Men‚ includes many interesting characters with witty personalities that give the story life and make it interesting. Some of these characters include‚ George‚ a hard working and devoted worker and friend who travels with Lennie looking for work. Candy‚ is an old handyman working at the ranch with Lennie and George‚ he fears that his age is making him useless and he worries about his future at the ranch. Curley‚ the boss’ son‚ is mean spirited and confrontational; he seeks
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explored in a literary work. The Predatory Nature of Human Existence Of Mice and Men teaches a grim lesson about the nature of human existence. Nearly all of the characters‚ including George‚ Lennie‚ Candy‚ Crooks‚ and Curley’s wife‚ admit‚ at one time or another‚ to having a profound sense of loneliness and isolation. Each desires the comfort of a friend‚ but will settle for the attentive ear of a stranger. Curley’s wife admits to Candy‚ Crooks‚ and Lennie that she is unhappily married‚ and Crooks
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Jay Pasley 9/17/05 George Is the Most Tragic Character in the Book (True or False)? Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck) is a novel overflowing with friendship‚ colorful characters‚ vivid detail and yet a tragic storyline. George and Lennie are two guys that travel the country looking for work during the depression era. Given that Lennie is "not quite right"‚ George must be accountable for Lennie’s actions and take care of him. Throughout several sequence of events‚ George gives himself up to
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Of Mice And Men In the tragic setting of Mice And Men‚ takes place in the 1920’s to early 30’s. During the Great Depression people try to find jobs to survive the lifestyle of that time‚ The two main characters of this story George and‚ Lennie who are complete opposite. However they remain loyal to each other despite the difference. Steinbeck uses a lot of foreshadowing throughout his book. For reference‚ Steinbeck refers to Lennie as an animal. “Lennie dabbled his big paw in the water…” George
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Of Mice and Men By John Steinbeck Of Mice and Men at a Glance John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men is a parable about what it means to be human. Steinbeck’s story of George and Lennie’s ambition of owning their own ranch‚ and the obstacles that stand in the way of that ambition‚ reveal the nature of dreams‚ dignity‚ loneliness‚ and sacrifice. Ultimately‚ Lennie‚ the mentally handicapped giant who makes George’s dream of owning his own ranch worthwhile‚ ironically becomes the greatest obstacle to
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Foreshadowing in Of Mice Men The word foreshadow is a literary term that describes how the author discreetly gives clues to the readers that something is going to happen before it actually happens. George and Lennie‚ two men who have become close friends over time‚ travel together to a ranch to pursue their dream. George is Lennie’s caretaker‚ for Lennie is mentally challenged. Throughout the story‚ foreshadowing plays a significant role in the most important chapters of George and Lennie’s journey
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Of Mice and Men John Steinbeck The Death of Lennie The death of Lennie was quick and painless for Lennie‚ how quick and painless was it to the men or even George‚ his best friend? Should he have killed Lennie to keep him from going to jail or even worse which would have been dealt by Curley? This book was set in the time of the Great Depression. In the Great Depression people didn’t usually care about one another and this is a completely different story. We found out that George and Lennie
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Grapes of Wrath and Of Mice and Men: Character Study The American Novelist‚ John Steinbeck was a powerful writer of dramatic stories about good versus bad. His own views on writing were that not only should a writer make the story sound good but also the story written should teach a lesson. In fact‚ Steinbeck focused many of his novels‚ not on average literary themes rather he tended to relay messages about the many hard truths of life in The United States. Upon winning the Nobel Peace Prize
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‘Of Mice and Men’ is written by John Steinbeck. The novel is set in the 1930s during the great depression in California. The two protagonist characters‚ George and Lennie are farm workers who have a dream of one-day owning their own ranch. They find work in a ranch near Soledad‚ after escaping from Weed because of George’s incident. They are met by different characters on the farm that all have a dream. To be lonely means to lack friends or companionship and to feel isolated. Most of the characters
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