John Steinbeck’s novella ‘Of Mice and Men’‚ presents many characters in different ways. Steinbeck uses minor characters to showcase different themes‚ a main key theme being loneliness. Steinbeck presents this theme through characters which are defined by colour‚ gender and mental stability. Characters such as Crooks and Curley’s wife would share this theme throughout the novella but yet would stay clear of each other and in no way make contact to make their loneliness vanish. The author chose Crooks
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‘Of Mice & Men by John Steinbeck’ As seen in the book Of Mice and Men‚ author John Steinbeck uses a range of different names for his character‚ but as it seems‚ it is not just a coincidence that they are named this way. Steinbeck uses these specific names to match personality of a character and to show the significance of these characters to the society. Many characters names begin with a C for example Candy‚ Crooks‚ Curley‚ to create a direct reference to ‘Cain’ a nomad from the bible; who was
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Saint Jude Catholic School High School Department The Lost and Lonely People of John Ernst Steinbeck In partial fulfillment of the requirements for English III Submitted by #32 Lorraine Elizabeth Tan HS III-E Submitted to Mr. Richard Rillo Faculty October 2011 Saint Jude Catholic School Tan/2011 High School Department English III No man is an island‚ and in the face of loneliness George and Lennie formed a family. It is portrayed that through their
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books in the USA are banned in school curriculums. A couple of those books are currently active on our community. The school board wants to take our some of these books due to lack of meaning or offense to readers. One of these books is Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. This book contains valuable lessons for young readers and should therefore be kept in the school curriculum. However‚ it does have some negative diction that could offend a young reader. Although‚ there are many strong qualities of
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In "A Teachable Good Book: Of Mice and Men"‚ Thomas Scarseth‚ presents examples to explain why John Steinbeck’s book‚ Of Mice and Men‚ is a good book to learn from. Even though people enjoy a light‚ carefree story with a happy ending‚ Scarseth explains why the vulgar content of OMAM‚ that would turn some readers away‚ is needed for the story to have meaning. In his assessment‚ Scarseth does a counter-argument of why the book might not be teachable when he claims people prefer happy endings in literature
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Explore some of the ways in which the community of the ranch is depicted in ‘Of Mice and Men’. The community of the ranch is cleverly portrayed by Steinbeck‚ and is used as a way of bringing together of a variety of characters in a way that is manageable and memorable for the reader. He portrays the general mindset of the migrant worker in different ways; how they act alone‚ in various circumstances‚ and most importantly together. The community of the ranch provides a physical and emotional setting
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Theme of Loneliness in of Mice and Men Summary: Loneliness plays an important role in John Steinbeck’s novel Of Mice and Men. As Steinbeck illustrates through Curley’s wife‚ Candy‚ and Crooks‚ companionship and a sense of belonging are vital to human happiness; all three characters face problems and negative feelings because of their loneliness and isolation. [pic] Loneliness is one of the primary themes in Of Mice and Men. Throughout the novel‚ John Steinbeck shows the enormous effect that
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to get killed? You ain’t so little as mice. I didn’t bounced you hard.” I look at my little puppy‚ laying dead on my arms‚ knowing that George ain’t gonna let me tend the rabbits. “This ain’t no bad thing like I got to go hide in the brush. Oh! No. This ain’t. I’ll tell George I foun’ it dead.” I could tell George that! But maybe he’s gonna know I did it. George won’t let me tend the rabbits no more. Why did the puppy had to die? It weren’t so small as a mice. It were suppose to go to the farm with
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John Steinbeck was born on 27 February 1902 in Salinas‚ California. "Of Mice and Men" was published in 1973‚ it was immediately successful and Steinbeck was beginning to be recognised as an author. The novel is set in Soledad‚ California and is about two migrant agricultural labourers‚ George Milton and Lennie Small. The two workers travel together which are unlike most of the other migrants. Lennie has a body of a grown man but a mind of a child and relies on George to look after him. The story
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Looking at the gaps and silences in the novel written by john Steinbeck‚ we realise that George was responsible for Lennie’s Death. This court case occurs after the end of the book‚ as a possibility of what George’s outcome would have been. I took the side of the prosecution. Ladies and Gentlemen of the Jury‚ in opening‚ I told you that we would prove that Mr. George Milton is guilty for the murder of Mr. Lennie Small. We have verified this - from disproving the credibility of Mr. Milton’s testimony
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