Steinbeck explores some of the multiple meanings buried in the idea of "meanness." A "mean" person is‚ like Curley who is nasty and a bully. Both George and Lennie express their hatred for that kind of people. George says that he "don’t like mean little guys". Curley’s thirst for violence and his constant urge to pick fights contrasts with Lennie’s "innocent" violence. After Lennie accidentally kills Curley’s wife‚ George says that Lennie "never done it in meanness" Lennie killed several animals
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The American Dream in the novel ‘Of Mice And Men’ by John Steinbeck Connor Hockley 9H In the novel Of Mice and Men a major theme is the journey to live out the American dream. The American dream is a difficult concept to describe because the dream may be different for different people. The American dream may also be different depending on the time period in which the person lives. A person living in the sixties may have a different dream than someone who is living in the nineties
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in its entirety to appreciate the story‚ and fully comprehend its meaning. The character of Lennie Small in the novel‚ Of Mice and Men‚ can be compared to a book; it is easy to judge Lennie by looking at the outside cover; however‚ to truly understand him‚ his inner soul must be explored. One can appreciate the extent of Lennie’s troubles‚ and how‚ understandably‚ he is so often misjudged‚ by examining his psychological disabilities‚ physical characteristics‚ and emotional behavior. Lennie’s character
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Controlled assessment Controlled assessment Explain how Steinbeck presents the character of crooks in of mice and men. What is the significance of his role? Explain how Steinbeck presents the character of crooks in of mice and men. What is the significance of his role? In the novel "Of Mice and Men" John Steinbeck‚ the author‚ uses the character of Crooks to represent racism and show the marginalization of the black community occurring at the time in which the novel is set (1930’s). Crook
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“Loneliness and the feeling of being unwanted is the most terrible poverty” (Mother Teresa). Loneliness and isolation is a dominant theme in Of Mice and Men written by John Steinbeck during the great depression. The reason why Candy was isolated was because he was old and handicap. The only thing that kept him happy was his dog but no one liked him since he was old and stinked. Crooks has always been isolated because he is black. Being black during this time people didn’t really like you they were
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Of Mice and Men has many themes presented by Steinbeck‚ one of which is about friendship. The novella shows the relationship between the protagonists‚ George and Lennie‚ and showing how they try to achieve the American Dream by working together. This is in contrast to many of the other characters who are alone by themselves which seems to be the norm at the time of the Great Depression. The reader is able to look at how the need to have a companion is portrayed by Steinbeck‚ especially during the
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and problems to‚ no one to share happiness with‚ no one to care for. They have no one to care for them. George and Lennie share a bond so strong that when one is destroyed‚ the other inevitably is as well. Steinbeck often stresses how ranchers are loners‚ and George and Lennie are the only ones who travel in pairs. They seem to be two halves of the same person‚ and they know how special together they truly are. "Guys like us‚ that work on ranches‚ are the loneliest guys in the world...They got
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How does Steinbeck present Slim from the extract? Slim‚ on his first appearance‚ is described as moving with a “majesty only achieved by royalty or master craftsmen”. With this descriptive phrase‚ Steinbeck immediately establishes Slim as someone who is confident in himself that is admired by others. To move like majesty‚ it requires one to move with graceful fluency without seeming effort. This is a man who is comfortable in his own persona. Continuing with the comparison to royalty‚ Steinbeck
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Profile on Lennie Small By: Rebecca Broadbent Lennie Small is one of the main characters in the book Of Mice and Men‚ by John Steinbeck. Lennie’s age is not identified in the novel‚ but one can assume that he is a young adult. Lennie is very tall with a shapeless face. He has big pale eyes‚ wide sloping shoulders‚ and massive hands like bear claws. Lennie is very mentally slow. He doesn’t quite understand everything that is said to him. Lennie also can’t remember things very well. Lennie is a very
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true meaning of friendship. The supporting points are all about how George and Lennie care for each other. The book is written by john Steinbeck and the story is called “Of Mice and Men”. The supporting points are all about how George and Lennie care for each other. George and Lennie take care of one another. Lennie says “If it was here you can have some(95)”. George also says “We travel together (82)”. This shows that George and Lennie care about each other. They are like brothers and they will always
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