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    In the book Of Mice and Men Candy’s Dog died but did it represent what was going to happen to Lennie. Lennie and Candy’s Dog both died with different ways and reasons and also some of the same reasons. Also‚ If they both didn’t die what and who would happen to them. What is the significance of the similarities? Although‚ Lennie and Candy’s Dog both died for hurting others and even himself; Candy’s Dog died for a purpose or a symbol. Lennie and Candy’s Dog died for many of the same reasons. One

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    end of Mice and Men many were disturbed by the way George handled Lennie. Many thought George didn’t need to kill Lennie. He and George could have run to a new location just like they’ve done before. They both could have started over again in a new work place‚ while still keeping their dream of getting a ranch someday. I believe otherwise. George needed to kill Lennie because he doesn’t understand his own strength‚ lennie could have killed again‚ and George didn’t know what the other men were going

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    ‘Of mice and men’. Meanings of: • Bucking Barley- Throwing large bags of Barley grain onto the back of a truck. • Jerkline Skinner- A jerkline is a single rein that runs to the lead animal in the team of mules or horses. The skinner controls the jerkline. • Ranch Hand- A hired hand on a ranch. Info on: • Life working on farms/ranches in the 1930’s America. If you were a farmer in the Midwest and Southwest during the 1930s‚ you had seemingly everything against you--from the Great Depression

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    Death is the inevitable end that everybody fears‚ if not for themselves then for their loved ones. As Jean Dubos put it best‚ “Death is a law‚ not a punishment.” Stopping death’s claim that will eventually have everyone is beyond possibility‚ but living life to the fullest until there is no more life to live is one. Then there are the ones left behind‚ however; the husbands and wives‚ the daughters and sons‚ the best friends. In John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men and S.E. Hinton’s The Outsiders‚ death

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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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    Hugh Leonard Thompson Murphy‚ who commonly went by the name Lenny‚ was born on 2nd march‚ 1952 Shankill Road‚ Belfast‚ Northern Ireland. The Shankill Road is the arterial road leading through west Belfast‚ Northern Ireland. It runs through the predominantly loyalist working-class area known as the Shankill. He was an Ulster loyalist and was also a part Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) from Belfast‚ Northern Ireland‚ which was a political group that supports the preservation of Northern Ireland and opposes

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    How does Steinbeck introduce George and Lennie in chapter 1? John Steinbeck’s novel ‘Of Mice and Men’ was written in the 1930’s America‚ about two migrant workers‚ Lennie and George. Lennie and George both share the same dream that one day they will both have their own farm. Steinbeck shows that George is the leader and Lennie is the follower. “They had walked in single file down the path‚ and even in the open one stayed behind the other.” John Steinbeck is showing us that George’s and Lennie’s

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    the movie and book he was determined to kill lennie. Slim’s reaction to Curely’s wifes death was shocked becauce he though she was just sleeping. Hus reaction to Leinnie’s death was not bad. It tells us that he is a caring person & knows how the Curley felt when he lost his wife & how George felt when he shot Lennie Slim and animals Slim said he would have just drowned the other dog is he hadn’t given it to Lenny. I think that it’s mean that Slim would kill the puppies just because he didn’t want

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    not mentioning her name‚ and by referring to her as a possession of Curley ‚however this also reflects to 1930’s America‚ when women weren’t given any importance and were treated with a huge amount of disrespect. They didn’t have much power over the men and were considered ‘useless’. Henceforth Steinbeck may have not given her a name as women were not considered important enough and she may not have deserved a name in this era. This could make the reader feel sympathy for her as she not only is considered

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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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