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    George wanted Lennie to think happy before his life was ended. George knew what he had to do so they would not hurt or torture Lennie. The bond between two people can be very simple‚ and‚ at the same time‚ very complicated. Steinbeck‚ John. Of Mice and Men. New York: Penguin‚ 1993. Print.

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    Essay for "Of Mice and Men" Loneliness plays a major roll in "Of Mice and Men" for the charetors Candy‚ Crooks‚ and Curley’s wife. Candy: He lost his right hand in a farm accident. Now he has the meanest job on the ranch‚ he is the swamper. He shows us what happen to an old man beset by physical disability‚ loneliness and rejection. His reaction when his dog gets killed shows us that he is a human being with human feelings. "I’d make a will an’ leave my share to you guys in case I kick

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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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    How are Crooks and Curley’s Wife presented as weakened/marginalised characters in the novella ‘Of Mice and Men’? Both Curley’s Wife and Crooks suffer from loneliness as a result of their marginalised life in the novella. Curley’s Wife - because of her gender and partly because of her tart-like nature‚ and Crooks - because of his race and his skin colour. Most (almost all) of the characters are victims of ostracism‚ although some cases are more noticeable than others. Steinbeck describes Crooks’

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    Joe Howell Of Mice and Men Of Mice and men is a book written by John Steinbeck in 1937 about two ranch hands trying to find work during the great depression. Not only is it on the American Library Association’s list of the Most Challenged Books of 21st Century but it has also been adapted to the stage and the silver screen. The story takes place during the great depression in California where the two main characters George Milton an intelligent and fast talking man and Lennie Small a large powerful

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    John Steinbeck: Of Mice and Men This scene in Of Mice and Men is made extra tense by the author‚ John Steinbeck‚ by a mixture of linguistic devices‚ description and speech. Curley’s wife is introduced in this scene and it starts by describing her. In the novel “Of Mice and Men” John Steinbeck tells a story of dreams‚ hopes and loneliness. We are introduced to a majorly significant and complex character‚ Curley’s wife. Steinbeck shows us that Curley’s wife is flirtatious‚ mischievous but most of

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    (Introduction) The theme of power in John Steinbeck’s novella ‘Of Mice and Men’ is omnipresent throughout the book and is presented in various guises; it first appears in the title. ‘Of Mice and Men’ refers to the 17th century poem ‘To a Mouse’‚ written by Robbie Burns‚ the poem says "the best laid schemes o’ mice and men gang aft a glay"‚ meaning the best laid plans often go awry. This links to the novel as the characters that have dreams and plans to accomplish them‚ don’t achieve them. Here we

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    How does Steinbeck use details in this passage to present the bunkhouse and its inhabitants? a) In ’Of Mice and Men’ Steinbeck presents the inhabitants as lonely men with nothing going for them in their lives. There is only “two shelves” in the bunkhouse‚ which implies that the ranch workers have no personal belongings suggesting that they have no family or have no family they care about. Steinbeck clearly shows very little family devotion as the ranch workers have few belongings. Also‚ not

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    Monica Prell Mrs. Gordon English 10 Honors 14 December 2012 Marginalizing: Major Problem in Of Mice and Men Have you ever witnessed someone being mistreated because they are not the same as everyone else? If you saw that person was belittled‚ made fun of‚ how would you react? In the novel Of Mice and Men how Lennie‚ Crooks‚ and Curley’s wife are marginalized is what conveys the meaning of what it’s like to be put down for such unnecessary reasons. The first character

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    The Loneliest Character The loneliest character in Of Mice and Men is Crooks. Crooks is the loneliest character because he lives all alone and has no one to give him company. He is not allowed in the bunk house because he is black. In the depression era‚ blacks were segregated‚ keeping Crooks isolated and friendless. Crooks is lonely because of his race. He gets treated differently than others for example: "S’pose you didn’t have nobody. S’pose you couldn’t go into the bunk house and play rummy

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