In the novel “Of Mice and Men”‚ John Steinbeck uses symbolism in the book to make it easier for the readers to understand the story. He also uses symbolism to make his readers think and allow his readers to see things on a deeper level. The use of symbolism helps create imagery for the reading‚ enhancing the plot‚ and helping to develop characterization. Some of his common symbols in the book include: the dreamhouse‚ hands‚ and rabbits. John Steinbeck first uses symbolism with George and Lennie’s
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How does Steinbeck explore different attitudes to women in the novel? Of Mice and Men was written by John Steinbeck in the mid 1930’s and published in 1937 when America had started to recover from the Wall Street Crash. The 1920’s were a ’boom-time’ in America‚ there was plenty of work and money was easily made but the 1930’s brought unemployment and poverty. The attitudes to women in his novel are in the main unflattering. Steinbeck depicts them as unintelligent and most of the women in the novel
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1. World War I was a military conflict that lasted from 1914 to 1918. It was a modern war with airplanes‚ machine guns‚ and tanks.. They would march their troops across open land into the face of machine guns and often slaughter. As a result of this action‚ a tactic known as trench warfare was implemented. Many viewed trench warfare to be an effective tactic against enemy advancement. In September 1914‚ the German commander‚ General Erich von Falkenhayn ordered his troops to dig trenched that would
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the entire way through The Secret Life of Bees is her maternal and womanly impact on Lily‚ and the bond between the unlikely pair is shown throughout the serious and fun events during the story becoming much stronger. Rosaleen‚ a strong female character‚ acts as a stand-in mother to Lily‚ as she guides and endows wisdom and knowledge onto her. Lily acts as a daughter to Rosaleen‚ really caring about her. After her mother’s death‚ not many of the pleasant things
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The characters of Crooks and Curley’s Wife are similar in the sense that they are both outcasts on the ranch. Although they may seem like polar opposites as Crooks is a black male and Curley’s Wife is a white female‚ they have underlying similarities such as the discrimination they faced‚ not only from the men on the ranch but‚ from the society of the 1920’s and 30’s. They were also both portrayed as very lonely and to have had dreams that had been shattered. The other characters in the book are
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How does Priestley present the character of Mr. Birling in the opening of the play? Mr. Birling is presented as arrogant and a social climber through the stage directions at the start of the play. He is described at the start‚ in the stage directions‚ as a “heavy-looking‚ rather portentous man in his middle fifties but rather provincial in his speeches.” This implies that Birling is a man who was born in the countryside and that he is not from a very important background. This shows that because
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How does William Golding present the character of Jack in Lord of the Flies? William Golding’s character of Jack is the antagonist of the novel who is seen to conflict with the novel’s protagonist‚ Ralph‚ throughout. He is presented as being a ruthless and violent dictator and Golding presents him in such a way that the reader has no doubt of his evil nature. As the novel progresses‚ Jack is presented as a power hungry and bloodthirsty savage who is at the centre of the chaos which breaks out on
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How does Miller present the character of Abigail in the opening pages of ‘The Crucible’ In the opening lines of the play Abigail is portrayed as a “strikingly beautiful girl” of seventeen. But this does not seem the case as you get further into the act. In fact she is seen to have an extremely ugly heart and only care about herself. Although the audience may feel sorry for her as she says “I saw Indians smash my dear parents’ heads on the pillow next to mine” her cruelty cannot be overlooked.
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The most significant and important relationship in Pip’s life so far has been Joe. Throughout Pip’s life he has been able to have Joe. Joe has been Pip’s best friend his whole life. When Joe is first introduced to the readers on page 8‚ he is perceived immediately as having a calm‚ easy going attitude. Even though they are not related by blood‚ Joe treats Pip as part of his own family. It’s fortunate that Pip was able to have Joe in his life as he grew up and not just his sister. Joe’s calm demeanor
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but they were experiencing discrimination by people‚ what are the reasons? In the novel " of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck‚ Lennie and Crooks experience discrimination‚ Lennie experiences discrimination because of foolish‚ Crook experiences discrimination because he is black; they all have deformity‚ Lennie is a mentally disabled man and Crooks have rheumatism. First‚ Lennie and Crooks experience discrimination because of foolish and racial discrimination. For example‚ in chapters‚George told him
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