I believe that the novel does have a large focus on the theme of loneliness as this feature plays a key rôle in the lives of every character and is a key attribute to the time in which they live. The loyalty and friendship of George and Lennie stands out in this harsh environment and I feel that it is that friendship in contrast with the rest of society in the novel that makes the book so fantastic. Steinbeck was born on February 27‚ 1902. During summers he would work as an itinerant worker on
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Loneliness Loneliness affects more than the immediate person‚ it can destroy friendships and trusts‚ or encourage and strengthen a person to go beyond their comfort zone. In the story Of Mice and Men written by John Steinbeck‚ loneliness plays a significant role in the novel throughout certain characters. Some readers may have concluded that Steinbeck made them less important than other characters in the book‚ since they were left out by most. Of Mice and Men clearly demonstrates that loneliness
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CHARATCTER ON THE RANCH? Steinbeck has written of Mice and men in a time period where men travelled alone and rarely sent time with other people. This is reflected in the characters of the novel‚ who are all lonely however some are lonelier than others. These include Crooks‚ Candy‚ Curley and Curley’s wife. They all have the hope of achieving their own dreams‚ which is the cause of their loneliness. It can be argued that Crooks is the loneliest character in the novel. This is because he is segregated
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OF MICE AND MEN CHARACTERS Of Mice and Men the characters are clearly drawn and memorable. Some could be the subject of a whole essay‚ while others would not. Of course a question on a theme (see below) might require you to write about characters‚ anyway: for example‚ to discuss loneliness‚ you write about lonely people. George and Lennie The principal characters are George Milton and Lennie Small (whose name is the subject of a feeble joke: “He ain’t small”. Who says this?). Lennie is enormously
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John Steinbeck shows that discrimination can lead to aggression in the novel‚ Of Mice and Men‚ through the character Lennie. Lennie tries to explain to George that he doesn’t try to kill the mice‚ but he ends up killing them anyway; “I’d pet ‘em and pretty soon they bit my fingers and I pinched their heads a little and then they was dead-because they was so little” (Steinbeck 10). Lennie wants the comfort of having something to take care of even if it is just a mouse. George doesn’t understand why
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Of Mice And Men Assessment Draft In the novel "Of Mice and Men" the character of Crooks is used by John Steinbeck to symbolise the issue of racism occurring at the time when the novel was made. Crooks is a black man‚ but at the time the novel was written‚ blacks were referred to as "niggers"‚ meant as a white insult. Being a nigger‚ Crooks is ostracised by the ranchers and he resents this. As he says "If I say something‚ why it’s just a nigger sayin’ it"‚ and this shows his anger at being pushed
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The novella‚ “Of Mice and Men”‚ written in a cyclical structure‚ focuses on hardships ordinary men faced during the 1930’s Great Depression‚ using the strong friendship between two ranch workers‚ George and Lennie. Just from the title of the novel‚ we can see that the best laid places of Mice and Men often go wrong. We can understand from this‚ how the fate of man in the novel‚ is the same as the mice which Lennie pets. They will die and their dreams will result in grief rather than happiness. Steinbeck
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Explore the ways loneliness is presented and developed in ‘of mice and men’ Loneliness is presented in ‘of mice and men‚’ in many ubiquitous forms. 2 characters‚ who are overly dominant in the world of loneliness‚ are George and Crooks. ‘We are the loneliest guys in the world.’ As this statement is said‚ the audience is under realisation of the true meaning behind the novella. As well as personal loneliness‚ there are forms of physical loneliness‚ such as the setting of the book‚ which takes
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George A small‚ wiry‚ quick-witted man who travels with‚ and cares for‚ Lennie. Although he frequently speaks of how much better his life would be without his caretaking responsibilities‚ George is obviously devoted to Lennie. George’s behavior is motivated by the desire to protect Lennie and‚ eventually‚ deliver them both to the farm of their dreams. Though George is the source of the often-told story of life on their future farm‚ it is Lennie’s childlike faith that enables George to actually
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Throughout Of Mice and Men‚ John Steinbeck portrays the characters as suspicious of each other and their actions‚ misunderstanding as they let their strongest feelings remain hidden which causes the loneliness and the gruffness of many characters that we associate with the book‚ as they feel that they have no one to talk to. In Of Mice and Men‚ the suspicion between the men is caused by the men not having close friends and so they have become accustomed to not having a close friend and so the
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