John Steinbeck uses the convention of Character‚ supported with techniques of conflict‚ dialogue‚ foreshadowing‚ symbolism and tone. This encourages the reader to respond to the themes of Friendship and Loyalty‚ Loneliness and Prejudice; and lastly Feminism. These are all found in this setting of the Great Depression‚ directing the reader to find the deeper meaning behind each of these themes‚ by making it easier to relate to‚ making the novella come alive‚ revealed through the use of Steinbeck’s
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Was George right to shoot Lennie? ‘Of Mice and Men’ is a story based around the hardships of migrant workers in the Great Depression of 1920’s and 30’s America. The story follows the central protagonists‚ George and Lennie as they settle into life at a new ranch. However through the climax of the story Lennie ends up in a tough situation‚ leaving George to kill his only friend. The question is was George right to shoot Lennie in their situation? Or did he betray his friend in the worst way
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How does Steinbeck’s writing make the fight‚ a powerful and significant moment in the novel? Steinbeck uses many ways to make the fight powerful and significant; he makes things in the scene fast paced‚ from where Curley sees George smiling‚ to him starting the fight and Lennie getting beaten up‚ to Lennie crushing his hand. Yet Steinbeck stretches the fight over 2 pages and a bit‚ where as it would have probably lasted less than 30 seconds which shows it’s a significant piece and amongst it there
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The novel Of Mice and Men has a great variety of themes. During the time Steinbeck wrote this novel‚ things were totally different and they had an impact on how John Steinbeck wrote. The theme that stands out to me the most is discrimination. In the novel Of Mice and Men‚ John Steinbeck demonstrates the cruelty and vast impact of discrimination towards people who are different through the characters Lennie‚ Crooks‚ and Curley’s wife. Author’s Information Author’s Work Themes: “ The vast territory
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Jasmine Lambson 12-6-12 Block 4 Curley’s wife is a significant character in “Of Mice and Men” because she is both a victimizer and victim‚ and symbolizes the objectification of women. Curley’s wife is the only woman in the plot. She is defined by her part in the story‚ Curley’s wife or possession. She is depicted‚ like the women in Weed‚ as a liar and manipulator of men. Steinbeck’s initial portrayal of Curley’s wife shows her to be attractive‚ unkind‚ and seductive. She is much like the
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Of Mice and Men ‘’Of Mice and Men’’ is a book about loneliness and there are many symbols that represent it‚ for instance the bunk house and the Crook being separated form the other men‚ a symbol of isolation because to loneliness because since Crook is black and no one is allowed to enter to Crook’s room and if you think about it Steinbeck has a variety of people of different shape‚ size‚ and gender making his own little world of different people and discrimination. In this book there are many
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In Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck‚ George‚ a wiry caretaker‚ and Lennie‚ a childlike worker‚ focus on the false reality of the American Dream rather than realizing the importance of companionship. Unusually‚ the workers were like brothers‚ while most farmers were lonely. Both farmers “labour‚ and suffer together” (Winthrop 1). While getting fired from their last job‚ the boys continue their journey onto the next one and wait to see what it brings. Describing the lonely life of men who work on
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Of Mice and Men feels like an allegory‚ with each character possessing a specific trait that represents something or some group in society. So‚ is the book just a heavy-handed lecture about how nasty people are to each other. Are all of these wrongs (racism‚ sexism‚ discrimination) treated as equally evil? Or are the characters real‚ individual people‚ rather than being merely types/symbols? This is not in your own words...what’s up with that??? Of Mice and Men is a realistic fiction novel written
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The dream of mice and men Everyone in this world dreams‚ but when dreams don’t come true why would you bother dreaming? For most of the people dreams are the only things they have left in their lives. In Steinbeck’s book Of Mice and Men‚ he tells us the idea of destroyed dreams through the character’s experiences showing us that no matter how much we try to sacrifice to make dreams come true‚ sometimes they just simply do not come true. From the beginning of the book‚ Lennie and George had the
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credited with having said‚ “ The measure of a man is what he does with power.” Power is best known for being able to corrupt people‚ and those people only using power for their own means to an end. But power is also able to get people to follow orders‚ or bad down from a bad decision. It can even be used positively‚ to help both whoever is using it and whoever encounters it or inspire others. In the novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck‚ Candy‚ Curley‚ and George each use or encounter power in positive
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