Mykel Pierre Mrs. Crandall American Literature- 2nd 25 March 2013 Of Mice and Men “Dammit Lennie!” is something I always imagine George saying every two chapters of this story. George and Lennie were both inspired by real people that Steinbeck met when he was a bindlestiff in the 1920’s. The man who inspired Lennie was a mentally unstable who was very nice but also had major anger problems. Steinbeck used a character like this that can be easily controlled so he could use indirect characterization
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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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Friendship… the word can be used to describe true loyalty‚ love‚ or can be used to surpass your greatest enemy. In the novella Of Mice and Men it can be debated if one of the characters‚ George is a good or bad friend to Lennie throughout their working experience to get to their dream land that they would do anything for. Although both sides have good arguments I argue the side that explains how George has been a good friend to Lennie. On the surface there is sufficient evidence to accuse George
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How far does Steinbeck present the ranch as a harsh and violent place? The novella of Steinbeck‚ Of Mice and Men‚ is dominated by harshness and violence. Gender‚ race‚ intelligence‚ and authority inequality are all present in the book – from physical abuse to murder. The story is set during the Great Depression in America. A lot of people lost their jobs and were desperate to get new ones. The Great Depression took place after the First World War. In that time‚ the jobs of the migrants were completely
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Loneliness in Of Mice and Men Affected with‚ characterized by‚ or causing a depressing feeling of being alone. This is the definition of loneliness and also what many of the characters were feeling throughout the book. In Of Mice and Men‚ Steinbeck uses loneliness to demonstrate that companionship contributes to being happy in life. Curley’s wife is lonely throughout the story which leads her to trouble and ultimately her death. I think Curley’s wife is lonely because she has no one to talk to
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plans that fail are the different themes relating to John Steinbeck ’s novel‚ "Of Mice and Men". The characters depicted by the author are individuals who are constantly facing one obstacle after another. The book illustrates different conflicts such as man versus society‚ man versus man‚ man versus himself and idealism versus reality. The book ’s backdrop is set in the Salinas‚ California during the depression. The two main characters include two men‚ George and Lennie. Supportive characters include
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similar situation to this occurs in John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men. Of Mice and Men is a story of two friends‚ George and Lennie. George is a small‚ clever man who wants to make his money without any trouble and go on his way. Lennie‚ his closest friend‚ is a big‚ strong man with a mental disability. Lennie often isn’t aware of what’s going on around him because of his disability. While working on a ranch‚ Lennie accidentally
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[pic] Of Mice and Men Reading Packet jocelyn _________________________ ________ Name Block Directions: For each reading selection‚ complete the pre-reading activity prior to reading the selection‚ take notes during your reading and follow the “flagging” directions‚ and answer the post-reading questions after reading the selection. This packet will be collected for points (50 total) when we have finished reading and discussing the book as a whole. If
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Of Mice and Men Book Report By: Claudia Yaeger 6th Hour C.P. English 11 Due: April 15‚ 2002 1.) Title: Of Mice and Men Published: Random house‚ INC Author: John Steinbeck Where book was acquired: Wittenberg-Birnamwood High School Library 2.) What type of book: Fiction 3.) Characters: 1.) George- A small man who travels with‚ and takes care of‚ Lennie. He frequently talks about how much better his life would be without having Lennie to take care of. George’s behavior is motivated
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Of Mice and Men Henri Frederic Amiel once stated‚ “Destiny has two ways of crushing us- by refusing our wishes and by fulfilling them.” In Of Mice and Men‚ by John Steinbeck‚ this is very true for George and Lennie. The pair has moved from ranch to ranch trying to keep down a job but Lennie who easily gets in trouble always thwarts them. They long to live the American Dream but they‚ like all the other workers‚ will never reach their dream that seems to be just beyond their fingertips.
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