in it. the writer also uses a third person to presents candy and show his feeling and emotions to the reader and makes the reader feel sypethic for the character. He is giving us allot of information of the character by doing this and it tells us the thought of the reader’s learnt for reading this novel that candy is a lonely and isolated character in the ranch as soon he will be useless as he is getting old as a result of this the boss will have to kick him out of the ranch as he will be useless
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Is ‘Of mice and men’ a pessimistic novel? Written in 1936‚ ‘Of Mice and Men’ is perhaps a bleak novella by John Steinbeck. It is set in California in the 1930’s at the time of ‘The Great Depression’ and ‘The Dust Bowl’ when life was particularly harsh and humanity somewhat lacking. Arguably‚ the novel is a pessimistic one as it depicts the world of migrant workers‚ lonely and desperate and hungry to achieve unattainable dreams. However‚ ‘The American Dream’ also stands as a symbol of hope and
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How does Steinbeck present the characters of Crooks and Curley ’s wife ? In what way are these minor characters shown to be significant throughout the novel ? In John Steinbeck ’s novel‚ Of Mice and Men‚ we gather our first impressions of Curley ’s wife from Candy‚ a man with one arm and who ’s only companion is his dog and is his equivalent of a friend‚ which he has had since it was a pup. "I had ’im since he was a pup". We develop our initial impressions of Curley ’s wife as being flirtatious
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How are dreams presented in Of Mice and Men? During the 1930’s in America‚ at the time of the Great Depression‚ John Steinbeck‚ an ordinary migrant worker wrote perhaps the shortest but well known novel – Of Mice And Men. I think Steinbeck was influenced by the poem “To A Mouse”‚ because the novel and poem are slightly alike. They both have dreams and determination but in the end‚ both are destroyed. In the novel‚ Steinbeck shows us that dreams are futile. You only have the dream because you are
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Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck has many important themes such as certain aspects of human life that people are generally too afraid to admit to. It brings to light the impossibility of the American dream‚ the lonely nature of human existence‚ and the need for friendship. Despite the characters original hope for the future‚ none of their lives turned out how they wished. Almost all of the characters in the novel admit to wanting a different life than what they already have. None of them were
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other side of her personality by exposing how she is around the ranch workers‚ and what they think of her. The author also illustrates the life of a typical women in 1930’s America and the little respect they were given. Steinbeck does not make the reader feel one strong emotion for her but various different emotions throughout the novel. Furthermore he constantly foreshadows a coming of an event she will play a major role in by reminding George and Lennie how similar she is to the girl in Weed‚ who
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2 Ghastin As I read the first chapter of Steinbeck’s book‚ Of Mice and Men‚ it definitely succeeded to establish Lennie as a sympathetic character. Lennie has a big body with a shapeless face and large pale eyes with wide sloped shoulders and‚ he walks dragging his arms and feet. He is also portrayed as a mindless childlike character that likes tender and soft creatures such as mice. Lennie is different from other characters in the book‚ because he seemed so large yet innocent. In the
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goals and dreams. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck tells a story of two friends‚ George Milton and Lennie Small. And their search for a better life in rural California. George‚ a smart but small and wiry laborer‚ and Lennie‚ a giant man who is mentally challenged‚ take jobs bucking barley on a large ranch outside of Salinas and try to save money to get a place of their own. On the ranch‚ they encounter many who have dreams of their own‚ but Steinbeck manipulates his characters‚ particularly Lennie
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A theme is an idea that is being stated. Some themes are loneliness‚ age and usefulness‚ and the American dream. From “Of Mice and Men” I pick a character called Candy. Candy presents the three themes I stated above. “ The themes of loneliness‚ age/usefulness‚ and American Dream have a negative affect on Candy throughout the novel. To begin with the themes‚ firstly‚ Candy is lonely. Ever since carlson shot Candy’s dog‚ Candy was sad and crying on the side. He used to work with him (the dog)‚ play
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the idea of loneliness and social isolation” John Steinbeck’s novella‚ “Of Mice and Men” tells the catastrophic story of two displaced ranch workers throughout the great depression in California‚ USA. The antagonists‚ George Milton and Lenny Small are equally dependant on each other even though their personalities are contradicting. The characters that populate this tragic story are recognizably all poor and desperate for work due to the Great Depression; accordingly the characters are all distrusting
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