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    ignored. In Steinbeck’s novella Of Mice and Men‚ the theme of discrimination is best represented by the characters of Lennie‚ Crooks‚ and Curley’s wife. The characters having their own reason of being out casted. If one were to have a physical or mental disability during the 1930s‚ society shuns them. Often they are not treated with the proper respect a "regular" person would. Lennie is among those people with a mental disability. People would find any reason to find any reason to pick on them. It

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    role in their friendship. George accepts Lennie with his mental disability which is why they have a strong friendship. Lennie is extremely strong so when fighting Curley‚ George sticks up for Lennie‚ “‘Get him‚ Lennie. Don’t let him do it’” (Steinbeck 63). Since Lennie is extremely strong‚ George knows that he should let Lennie stick up for himself and not allow Curley to make him feel weak and inferior to the rest. George also accepts the fact that Lennie cannot remember tons of information that

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    Luke Dawson How does Steinbeck make the Fight scene Dramatic? Mention uses of * Use of foreshadowing * Animal Imagery * Other Language Techniques The fight scene takes place in the barn where Lennie is looking at the new-born pups‚ and Curley ran into the barn with the impression that his wife was cheating on him with Slim. The scene is already made slightly dramatic by portraying Curley‚ who has previously been portrayed as a small thug‚ as a bit of an idiot‚ as there was no proof

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    innocence of the gentle giant everyone calls Lennie. The quote chosen to depict loneliness in the novella is intended to show that as long as somebody is there with you‚ everything will be okay. Some may say that they can deal with being alone‚ but that would be defying human nature. Everybody‚ no matter how old‚ big or small‚ or no matter the colour of their skin‚ is always in need of reassurance from another human being. The fact that George having Lennie and vice versa shows that even though they

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    sees ya work before he hears ya talk‚ we’re set." (p.44) This shows how George thinks Lennie might be useless if the boss heard him talk. For this reason George is very careful not to let Lennie talk in front of people because he might ruined their opportunities. Just like George‚ Arnie’s family thinks their mom is useless because of her weight and that she can’t do anything around the house. People thinking they are useless does not give them the opportunity to do what they want to do in their

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    in finding her “papers” to the point that she “pulls back” shows that she is pulling away from her past‚ showing a separation between her past and present. However‚ the need to be connected to her past is shown through the rhetorical interrogative “how could I get rid of them?” Read more in Book Talk « Graphic Novel Review: Batman: Whatever Happened to The Caped Crusader by Neil GaimanMilo: Sticky Notes and Brain Freeze – A Book Review » There is a sense of separation in the relationship between

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    gliding smoothly on the pool surface‚ only to be eaten by a silent heron. There is also the presence of wings‚ which puts everything in motion and can be quite creepy sometimes at night when suddenly it goes away. There is an uneasy stillness and Lennie is also much more preoccupied and sad. This chapter is also very similar to the first however‚ because it is in the same location‚ at the same time (sunset)‚ and with the same characters. Even the same words are repeated and the dream is a central

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    Men” Lennie and George‚ the main characters‚ traveled together. They were different from every other worker because they had each other and weren’t “loners” like the other labors. Through the use of foreshadowing Steinback demonstrators that although the American Dream is desirable it is not always obtainable. Steinback uses foreshadowing in “Of Men and Mice” when George and Lennie stop and take a break while walking to the ranch. While George and Lennie were walking to the ranch Lennie pulled

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    How does Steinbeck present the theme of violence in ‘Of Mice and Men’? John Steinbeck’s short novel ‘Of Mice and Men’ presents the desolate nature of 1930s America‚ in particular Soledad‚ close to where Steinbeck himself grew up and worked during this time. Notably‚ Steinbeck focuses on the life of migrant workers who were forced to travel from ranch to ranch in search of work as a result of the simultaneous occurring disasters ‘The Great Depression’ and ‘The Dustbowl’. Due to the economic crisis

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    controversial topic. Although we are all human beings trying to live up to some kind of goal there are still these stereotypes degrading each other based on how we are born. Many times we see the stereotypes of gender in society being portrayed through the "typical character roles" within stories read. In the short story "The Chrysanthemums" John Steinbeck shows the gender stereotype through his characters; Elisa‚ Henry‚ and the tinker. The story takes place in a later time when woman did not have many

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