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    society. They would be taunted or simply 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

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    Lennie and George have a stunning relationship throughout the story.The fact that George could just leave Lennie in Salinas River where he raped the the girl with the red dress‚George could have just let him go to jail where nobody knows why he done that except George his only friend .Lennie Small is huge and lumbering and‚ in many ways‚ the opposite of George Milton. Where George has sharp features and definite lines‚ Lennie is "shapeless." Often he is described in terms of animals. He lumbers like

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    How does Steinbeck explore different attitude towards women in the novel Of Mice and Men? John Steinbeck provides a variety of different attitudes towards women in the novel ‘Of Mice and Men.’ I will explore these attitudes in order to represent the portrayal of women in the book; in which there are many different women with different attitudes respectively. Steinbeck uses the portrayal of Curley’s wife‚ who is the main female protagonist to show how women were treated during the 1930’s ‘Depression

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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 Menpresents 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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    Essay Question: Examine how Steinbeck presents the character of Curley’s wife in ‘Of Mice and Men’ The famous novella ‘O Mice and Men’ was written by John Steinbeck‚ in which all characters play an immense role. Firstly the time in which this novel was written has a direct impact on the characters life style and personality. As we know‚ this novel was written during the time of the great depression‚ which was based in 1929. It was known as the great depression‚ because it lasted for up to 10 years

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    Chang Mrs.Madrid English T/T 10/7/12 Lennie Small In the story Of Mice and Men by John SteinbeckLennie Small struggles to perform the simplest of tasks‚ in the hardest of times. Lennie himself does not change much in the story‚ but he does change others. His unwavering innocent nature brings out the best in even the most callous of characters. Ironically‚ this goodness can lead to tragedy. Lennie unwittingly persuades others to believe in his dream. He convinces Crooks‚ Candy‚ and even the

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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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    + The story Of Mice and Men is set in Salinas by the Salinas River - where George and Lennie spend the night after escaping from their previous ranch in weed – just south of Soledad. The theme of loneliness runs throughout the book and I will be exploring how Steinbeck presents this theme through the character of Curley’s wife. Many of the characters are lonely‚ and seek different ways to find comfort‚ for Candy it is his dog‚ this is why he finds it so hard to let him go during chapter 3 “The old

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    the story "Of Mice & Men"‚ John Steinbeck creates a pair of low-class companionship as the story ’s main character. This pair of companionship‚ George and Lennie is very different from each other‚ nothing alike‚ no matter talking about their figures‚ personality‚ IQ‚ etc‚ except that they both carry the same American dream as they spend their hard days traveling together and working in the ranch. Lennie is portrayed as being childlike. He looks up on George as a parental figure: "Lennie ’s lips quivered

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    with Lennie and it can sometimes come off as mean behavior. George doesn’t want to be that way but when Lennie forgets things or acts childish he gets frustrated. “I could get along so easy and so nice if I hadn’t have you on my tail”(7) Ever since Lennie’s Aunt Clara died George had been taking care of him. George always wishes that he was lonely like all the other guys on the ranch but sadly he got stuck with Lennie. It seems like deep down George’s dreams aren’t to own a ranch with Lennie but to

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