California. One of them‚ Lennie Small whose name does not live up to a person’s expectation; he is big and that’s all he’s got going for him unfortunately. George is small and quick‚ a roving farmworker who takes on a father like role and watches over Lennie. The two are broke and search for work on the farms of Northern California. Being broke is problematic for George and Lennie since they plan to own a farm someday. George is the intelligence behind this plan‚ while Lennie is about as sharp as a
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Book 2 Quiz 6 I. Give synonyms: (10%) 1. Those ad campaigns celebrating the Big Apple‚ … 2. The giant Manhattan television studios where Toscanini’s Symphony once played now sit empty most of the time‚ while……and the Johnny Carson show live‚ preempt the airways from California. 3. But no; what most excites Europeans is the city’s charged nervous atmosphere‚ its vulgar dynamism. 4. New York is about energy‚ contention‚ and striving. 5. Nature’s pleasures are much qualified in New York.
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(Pg.59) Candy knows that because of him being disabled he won’t be able to find a job after the one he has now. He tries to persuade George and Lennie with his money to let him go along with them on their “American dream” Candy also is very laid back and stays to himself‚ he lets people take advantage of him he goes with the flow and doesn’t speak up for himself. For example the workers are all in the
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a great deal and will power to overcome it. “The time is out of joint---O cursed spite‚ That ever I was born to set it right!” (Shakespeare 1.5.210-211) Hamlet curses that fact that he has to go through with his father’s ghost’s request because he does not think he has potential to do
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not a single isolated matter—/no‚ it has the greatest scope of all‚/ if I end up being called a wicked man/ here in the city‚ a bad citizen‚/ by you and by my friends” (4.12-13). In this quote Creon is using his respected name to his advantage as he speaks to the citizens of Thebes asking them to help him. He facetiously asks why Oedipus blames him and sadness that he would be put against the people. This shows Creon’s manipulative side and his wits with his ability to take advantage and control of
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shows how Anne lived in the annex. Anne changed throughout the play by harnessing her energy‚ becoming a better writer and improving her relationships with other people. One way Anne has changed throughout the play is being able to control her energy. In the beginning Anne was very energetic and clumsy. It one scene she knocked over a glass of milk onto Mrs. Van Daan’s fur coat. “Now look what you’ve done...you clumsy little fool.” Says Mrs. Van Daan. It was then that she realized how hyper
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How does Steinbeck present loneliness in ‘Of Mice and Men?’ "Of Mice and Men" is a skillful novel‚ which deals with the theme of `outsiders’‚ that is‚ individuals who do not fit into the mainstream of society. The novel portrays this idea of loneliness throughout John Steinbeck’s stimulating and exciting novel. There are several clearly identified themes running through the novel. The loyalty and friendship which exists between two men‚ George and Lennie‚ and the hostile environment of America
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family’s well-being‚ rather than his own. He has done this his whole life‚ even working to pay off his parents’ debt rather than having Saner 2 a job for solely himself. Gregor’s excessive devotion also leads to his death; after Gregor’s family speaks openly of their plans to banish him‚ “he recalled his family with affection and love” (49). He promptly dies after these thoughts‚ which is a result of his life’s dedication to support and please his family. One can only give so much of himself
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where the rich aren’t privileged? He characterizes America as this great country that our government created "on the principles of society and the rights of man‚" it is able to overcome the differences‚ however‚ his description of America in 1791‚ does not hold true today.
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The introduction of industrialization on America had an unprecedented impact on the average family culturally‚ numerically‚ and social economically. After the civil war‚ America began to industrialize heavily. During the civil war‚ the United States Government implemented the federalization of all the major railroad companies as well as all factories that produced war materials. This lead to a new and unprecedented efficiency in industrialization which eventually lead to the defeat of the confederacy
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