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    was out of your reach? These realistic examples describe the battle of human nature within the characters Of Mice and Men. In fact‚ the characters Of Mice and Men undergo these emotions on an unexpected journey. As the journey unfolds into a quest‚ the characters gain unexpected personal growth. The quest altered George’s character throughout the novella. George is a hot tempered and impatient character. However‚ he is deeply devoted to his traveling buddy‚ Lennie. He protects Lennie and longs for

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    Mary Warren and Mercy as she is portrayed as powerful. The dramatic effects that Miller creates through his presentation of conflict are mainly plot and character development as through their altercation you see Abigail’s character being evolved but also through her clear hatred of Elizabeth it suggests that Abigail may try and hurt Proctor in the way he hurt her through punishing Elizabeth. This is shown in this extract from her reluctance to say her name and solely refers to her as ‘Her’ or ‘She’

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    Emily Trahan Pearce English 1302 22 April 2014 Research Paper Literature dates back all the way to 5th century AD overtime Literary works have been develop such as novel‚ poems‚ and short stories. Short Stories are described has miniature versions of books or novels‚ where an author takes a tale and crams it into a ten to twenty page story. John Steinbeck is not only a well-known novelist‚ but also writes short stories like “The Chrysanthemums” and “Flight”. In Steinbeck’s “The Chrysthemums”

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    Power is presented through characters by using a long description of what the character is like‚ describing their appearance‚ positive points and negative points. The power of the character is presented by demonstrating their dominance or submissiveness over another character through their actions‚ speech and the way they behave around them‚ and if they change their behaviour around other people‚ for example Curley acts as if he’s the best in the world at everything around Lennie because he tries

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    John Steinbeck was born in February 27‚ 1902 in Salinas‚ California. Salinas was an agricultural valley in California. His father was the county treasurer and his mother was a schoolteacher. This is where his education began from a mother that encouraged him to read. The community was a comfortable environment for him to live in because of the encouragement of independence and initiative. His parents didn’t want him to be a writer. They wanted him to have a true profession as a lawyer. His early

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    Kino‚ the main character in the novel "The Pearl" is an example of a common man faced with the daily concerns and dangers of living in poverty. From the start to the end of the novel Kino develops drastically. At the beginning of the novel he is shown to be a kind and loyal husband but as the story continues he becomes an ’animal‚’ a man whom is driven by greed and willing do anything for money. When the story begins‚ Kino is a man perfectly content with his situation despite the lack of material

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    depressed. While Rick springs awake‚ Iran groans and does not want to be woken (Dick 1). They sleep in separate beds‚ indicating the lack of intimacy. Lacking emotional connection with his wife‚ Rick realizes he prefers and is attracted to female androids. When Rick wants to share the successes of his job with his wife‚ like retiring

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    John Ernst Steinbeck‚ Jr. (February 27‚ 1902 – December 20‚ 1968) was an American writer. He is widely known for the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Grapes of Wrath (1939) and East of Eden (1952) and the novella Of Mice and Men (1937). As the author of twenty-seven books‚ including sixteen novels‚ six non-fiction books‚ and five collections of short stories‚ Steinbeck received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1962. John Ernst Steinbeck‚ Jr. was born on February 27‚ 1902‚ in Salinas‚ California

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    Of Mice and Men - Notes Steinbeck never names Curley’s wife. She is defined by her relationship to Curley‚ as his property‚ not as an individual. Namelessness also has the effect of reinforcing how insignificant she is in the life of the ranch‚ how dependant she is on Curley‚ for her identity and how little she is respected by all. In the book‚ Curley’s wife is shown to be a very mean‚ unfavourable‚ self-willed‚ troublesome‚ young and lonely girl with no one to comfort her‚ so she

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    Steinbeck is showing how Curley’s wife emerges as a complex and interesting character. Although her purpose is rather simple in the book’s openings‚ she is been called “tramp‚” “tart‚” and “bitch”. These nasty comments are made by the people that dislike her and her appearances; this makes the reader feel sympathy for her. Later in the book Steinbeck become more complex. She is first introduced through rumours means that the reader already has a biased opinion of Curley ’s wife before she even enters

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