Of Mice and Men revision Social and Historical context: 1930s America Of Mice and Men is written against the backdrop of a troubled America The Great Depression began in 1929 – lasted 10 years. Severe economic slump. Businesses lost everything meaning mass unemployment. (25% of population unemployed.) Terrible drought lasting 10 years hit 27 states and meant farmland became a dustbowl. Many farmers lost their land or had to sell it cheaply. Farmers had to travel to look for work (economic
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Steinbeck called Of Mice and Men is made into a movie‚ directed by Gary Sinise‚ about the hardships and many challenges of George Milton and Lennie Small. They constantly move from town to town to avoid troubling situations that Lennie gets them caught in. Lennie Small is a friendly‚ simple‚ and strong‚ but also is mentally ill‚ he is played by John Malkovich. George Milton‚ played by Gary Sinise‚ is a simple man who is the smarts and the responsible one between him and Lennie. A key character
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In the book‚ Of Mice and Men‚ by John Steinbeck‚ George definitely picked the right choice by killing Lennie. Lennie is always causing problems and doing things that ruined George’s life. “You hadda‚ George. I swear you hadda. Come on with me.” (Slim 53) “Course you did. Well‚ look. Lennie- if you jus’ happen to get in trouble like you always done before‚ I want you to come right here an’ hide in the brush.” (George 8) This quote shows that George thinks that Lennie is going to do something. George
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Text Response Essay – Of Mice and Men Topic: Of Mice and Men is a depressing story. Do you agree? John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men focuses on the hardships of life in America during the Great Depression in 1930. In many ways‚ this novella conveys a negative message. Ordinary people are vulnerable‚ and their dreams always fail. The ranch workers feel lonely without a family or friend. However‚ on the other hand‚ the story is not completely hopeless as long as people have a goal that they are working
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Of Mice and Men 1-2 Paragraph: Comparing Themes A common theme between “Of Mice and Men” and “Those Winter Sundays” is that they both talk about hard work. Of Mice and Men‚ they work hard and hope to own their own land to work on. However in “Those Winter Sundays” it seems like it is a father that works hard for his family‚ he works hard to keep them warm‚ and also to keep food on the table. In paragraph 1‚ Of Mice and Men‚ it states “George warns Lennie that they are going to work on a ranch
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The novella‚ “Of Mice and Men”‚ written in a cyclical structure‚ focuses on hardships ordinary men faced during the 1930’s Great Depression‚ using the strong friendship between two ranch workers‚ George and Lennie. Just from the title of the novel‚ we can see that the best laid places of Mice and Men often go wrong. We can understand from this‚ how the fate of man in the novel‚ is the same as the mice which Lennie pets. They will die and their dreams will result in grief rather than happiness. Steinbeck
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Of Mice and Men Essay Compare the episodes in which Candy’s dog and Lennie die. How has Steinbeck made these events effective for the reader? John Ernst Steinbeck was born in Salinas‚ California on February 27‚ 1902. He worked as a farm labourer on ranches from 1919 to 1926. This experience has influenced the setting of the novella Of Mice and Men. Steinbeck met someone like Lennie Small which obviously provided Lennie’s character. I am going to compare the events in which Candy’s dog and
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Of Mice and Men Thomas Hobbes in his Leviathan states that‚ "in the state of nature mans life is nasty‚ brutish and short". In depression era America‚ no greater truth could be said. There were millions unemployed‚ largely unskilled and living on the margins of society. The lowest of the low were the migrant labourers travelling from place to place trying to scratch a living. They often had to travel illegally by freight car with all its consequent dangers. Their life expectancy was low‚ crime
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Of Mice and Men Essay Foreshadowing is a writer’s use of hints or clues to indicate what will occur later in the story. Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men contains many examples of this technique. Steinbeck begins‚ in the opening scene of the novel‚ to reveal the central conflict in the plot - Lennie’s great strength and his inability to not “do bad things.” This flaw eventually catches up with the pair and everything that Steinbeck has foreshadowed materializes in the final scene of this tragic story
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