of the 1930s was indeed a time of depression; desperation consumed people and they turned against each other‚ no longer looking out for anybody but oneself. Eventually this led people into loneliness. This is portrayed in John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men. The idea of having someone gives you a purpose‚ a feeble grasp on reality. This concept weaves through the novel‚ making the reader recognize that companionship‚ no matter in what form‚ is essential to one’s being. Curley’s wife‚ Crooks‚ Lennie
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shoot Lennie in Of Mice and Men Loneliness and companionship is imminent throughout the book. It starts from the beginning when George sets the tone by repeating to Lennie that life on a ranch is the loneliest life there is‚ for example Steinbeck states “Guys like us that work on ranches are the loneliest guys in the world’. This shows us that men on a ranch rarely have any companionship or safety however George and Lennie have each other and this contradicts the idea that ranch men are always lonely
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that the ranch workers are restricted from fulfilling their dreams because they have an unpleasant future‚ as they aren’t earning enough money. The ’’rectangular’’ bunkhouse imprisons the ranch workers; which makes the ranch workers narrow minded. The use of the adjective ’’long’’ indicates that the life of a migrant worker is a never ending road of hard work; although they don’t always achieve their dream in the end. The American dream (one of the key themes echoed in the novella) was used as a
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animals tested on die three weeks later. These animals are not just mice and rats‚ they are dogs and cats as well. Many of the animals in the labs have been burnt‚ tortured‚ shocked‚ or starved. To top it all off‚ they do not give them any pain medicine to help them cope with the excruciating pain. The animals are almost never taken out of their cages to be played with‚ other than to be tested on some more. Animals such as rats and mice live in plastic boxes smaller than a shoebox‚ with over five in
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be a nice thing to stoke her dress. And while he was holding her dress‚ she got scared and started screaming. Lennie also got scared and refused to let go. The girl eventually got away‚ and so did Lennie and George. They hope one day to reach their dream of having a farm‚ a few acres‚ and finally settling down‚ on their own piece of land. Lennie wanted to live on a farm with George and have all sorts of animals. The one thing that was most important to him was rabbits. Lennie’s maturity level
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Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men deals with the plight of migrant labourers in California during the Great Depression‚ with the focus on two random migrant workers‚ George and Lennie. The first chapter sharply establishes the relationship between the two primary characters. George is a realist who must care for the simple child-like Lennie. George consistently reprimands and gets angry with Lennie for his actions‚ while Lennie strives to please George. We see this in the scene by the pool where Lennie
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The novel‚ Of Mice and Men‚ includes many interesting characters with witty personalities that give the story life and make it interesting. Some of these characters include‚ George‚ a hard working and devoted worker and friend who travels with Lennie looking for work. Candy‚ is an old handyman working at the ranch with Lennie and George‚ he fears that his age is making him useless and he worries about his future at the ranch. Curley‚ the boss’ son‚ is mean spirited and confrontational; he seeks
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hardly realistic; he thinks of nature as full of fluffy and cute playthings. He has no notion of the darkness in the natural world‚ the competition and the cruelty. He wouldn’t have the faintest notion how to feed himself without George. In this too the men balance each other: George sees the world through suspicious eyes. He sees only the darkness where Lennie sees only the light. George may complain about how burdensome it is to care for Lennie‚ but this complaint seems to ring hollow: in truth‚ George
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started writing. His work includes The Grapes of Wrath‚ Cannery Row‚ The Red Pony‚ East of Eden and of course‚ Of Mice and Men. Hollywood loved Steinbeck and even made these very books in to film adaptations. Steinbeck was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1962 for his realistic but imaginative writings. In this essay I will be talking about one of John’s well known books‚ Of Mice and Men. This story is about two travelling ranch workers‚ George and Lennie‚ trying to earn enough money to get their
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The American Dream is the dream of many people living and immigrating to America. Everyone has his or her own personal dream‚ but not everyone can attain the American Dream. There are a lot of different reasons as to why the dream cannot be attained. An example of this is can be found in John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men. George‚ Lennie‚ and Candy have obstacles in their way that was keeping them from attaining the American Dream. George‚ Lennie‚ and Candy have their own personal goals. George’s
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