The novel ‘of Mice and Men’ was written by John Steinbeck published in 1937 in a place known as the Pacific Grove and Los ranch in California. John Steinbeck addresses a variety of themes in the novel such as power‚ seduction and hierarchy. Steinbeck had worked as a ranch hand himself that’s why he understood the types of people that were in it. Following the US Stock market in 1929 US experienced a period of depression known as the ‘Great Depression’ in 1930s America‚ to highlight how people lived
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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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In the novel ‘Of Mice and Men’ the character of Crooks is subject to constant racial discrimination. This shows the time period of the book as 1930’s America was a very prejudice and racist place. Crook‚ the only black character in ‘Of Mice and Men’‚ is immediately put in a disadvantaged position. Steinbeck immediately makes it very clear that Crooks is black in quotations such as ‘Sure. Ya see the stable buck’s a nigger.’ This being the first time we hear about Crooks in the novel and the reference
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Of Mice and Men- John Steinbeck Study Guide Questions 1. Although George and Lennie have been travelling together for a long time‚ their friendship can be quite strained and weak at times. Due to Lennie’s childish nature and forgetful memory‚ George is often frustrated and rages on about how his life could’ve been without Lennie. “God a’mighty‚ if I was alone I could live so easy. I could go get a job an’ work… get a gallon of whisky‚ or set in a pool room and play cards or shoot pool.” (pg.
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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 is not kind in its portrayal of women. In fact‚ women are treated with contempt throughout the course of the book. Steinbeck generally depicts women as troublemakers who bring ruin on men and drive them mad. Curley’s wife‚ who walks the ranch as a temptress‚ seems to be a prime example of this destructive tendency—Curley’s already bad temper has only worsened since their wedding. Aside from wearisome wives‚ Of Mice and Men offers limited‚ rather misogynistic‚ descriptions of women
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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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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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Steinbeck portrays Curley’s wife in multiple ways. In the first appearance of ‘Mice of Men’ he described her symbolically using a metaphor; ‘the rectangle of sunshine in the door way was cut off’. This is already foreshadowing to the reader that Curley’s wife is trouble‚ for example the metaphor Steinbeck used to describe her can be referred to as light and darkness. In this case Curley’s wife representing the darkness presenting her as destructive further in the book‚ an example of her being destructive
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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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