Text Response- Of Mice and Men The 1937 novella of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck engrossed the audience with the plot providing great detail. The author portrays a realistic story about the Great Depression in America during the 1930s and the effects it had on the farm workers and the issues they experienced. Steinbeck employs many narrative techniques with meticulous care. The author uses many examples of foreshadowing and symbolism in the text. A considerable measure of anticipation can be felt
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ultimately trust is lost. In “Of Mice and Men” George wants to believe that Lennie will not go against his words. However‚ this complete trust that Lennie has in George can work against him. Lennie trusts that George would never lead him wrong and that George’s words are final. However within chapter five‚ readers and Lennie realize that this is not always true. In chapter five‚ Lennie is in the barn with his puppy. However‚ the pup is dead due to Lennie’s hand. Lennie knows that George will be upset
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Lennie was a “a huge man‚ shapeless of face‚ with large‚ pale eyes‚ with wide‚ sloping shoulders” (2). He worked hard‚ but was always doing something wrong which caused trouble. One day Lennie’s actions ended up hurting him. This altered his life forever. Through the character of Lennie‚ John Steinbeck illustrates in Of Mice and Men how a character’s actions can cause shocking outcomes. From the initial beginning‚ readers can tell through Lennie’s actions that he was not a smart man‚ rather
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Of Mice and Men a novella written by John Steinbeck. The novella introduces us to two companions‚ George Milton and Lennie Small. George Milton is a farmworker who is "small and quick‚ dark of face‚ with restless eyes and sharp‚ strong features … [with] small‚ strong hands‚ slender arms‚ and thin and bony nose" (Steinbeck 1). And Lennie Small well Lennie is a strong child like character‚ Lennie has the looks of a man but the mentality of a child. Throughout the novella George treats Lennie nicely
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Of Mice and Men Process Essay Olympic gold medalist Jesse Owens once said‚ “We all have dreams. But in order to make dreams come into reality‚ it takes an awful lot of determination‚ dedication‚ self-discipline‚ and effort.” In John Steinbeck’s novella Of Mice and Men‚ the reader is exposed to the different effects dreams have on people and the power that they have‚ but also that they have some level of impossibility. Steinbeck expresses that dreams motivate people to work hard‚ and gives them
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Do you have dreams? How important are dreams to you? Do you have what it takes to make your dreams come true? Would you still have a dream even if you knew it wouldn’t come true? Dreams have a big part in people’s lives. They do change people’s lives. The importance of dreams in Of Mice and Men is that they always wanted to do something that would make them happy and do something they loved and work hard for what they want. Like George and Lennie in the book the main characters they
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For example: 1. Lennie is physically strong and large. He is able to work very hard because of his strength‚ and he uses this to his advantage. Slim said‚ “ By the way‚ what did you said about Lennie was absolutely right. Perhaps he isn’t intelligent‚ but I’ve never seen such a good worker as him. He worked much harder than the other men this afternoon‚ loading barley on to the waggon. Nobody can work as fast as him” ( it’s in chapter 6). Lennie also uses his strength to his advantage when he fights
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John Steinbeck – Of Mice and Men About author He is widely known for the Pulitzer Prize - winning novel The Grapes of Wrath (1939). Another works: East of Eden (1952) and the novella Of Mice and Men (1937). As the author of twenty-seven books‚ including sixteen novels‚ six non-fiction books‚ and five collections of short stories‚ Steinbeck received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1962. Steinbeck’s novels can all be classified as social novels dealing with the economic problems of rural labour
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Unattainable American Dream Everyone has their own idea of attaining the american dream whether its tending rabbits or becoming the next billionaire. In Of Mice and Men Lennie’s dream is to tend rabbits on a little farm and George’s is to own a little piece of land and live off of it. The american dream is the belief that citizens will reach their goals in life whether by money or social class. Just like Lennie and Curley’s Wife they both have american dreams. Eventually most american dreams are smashed
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What is the importance of dreams in Of Mice and Men? What role do they play in people’s lives? How do people use dreams‚ and how to various characters’ dreams affect them? The novel ‘Of Mice and Men’‚ written by John Steinbeck is a truly fascinating novel based upon the theme of dreams. This novel was published in 1937‚ which was towards the end of ‘The Great Depression’ that hit the United States. The novel was set in Soledad‚ California‚ during the same time period as published. This was an
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