In Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck‚ a tale set during the Great Depression. There is a man named George a small‚ lanky‚ quick witted man. He has a friend‚ Lennie a companion quite the opposite he is a large man with a childlike mind and always does the wrong thing. Despite their diffrences they seem to have made a friendship that requires George to give up some of the great things he could experience to help Lennie because he can’t take care of himself. George is constantly faced with the grim
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How does Steinbeck present the character of slim and what role does he play in the novel? During the novel Slim is respected and trusted by his fellow ranch workers and even has Curley following his orders. Slim advises George and becomes George’s confidant. As he acts as George’s confidant he subsequently becomes the moral arbiter of the play‚ he is the main character who can recognize things from right and wrong. Slim is a special character because he speaks to everyone from Crooks to Candy
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friends go on wacky adventures together through impoverish times in northern California. One of them‚ Lennie Small whose name does not live up to a person’s expectation; he is big and that’s all he’s got going for him unfortunately. George is small and quick‚ a roving farmworker who takes on a father like role and watches over Lennie. The two are broke and search for work on the farms of Northern California. Being broke is problematic for George and Lennie since they plan to own a farm someday. George
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Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men deals with the plight of migrant labourers in California during the Great Depression‚ with the focus on two random migrant workers‚ George and Lennie. The first chapter sharply establishes the relationship between the two primary characters. George is a realist who must care for the simple child-like Lennie. George consistently reprimands and gets angry with Lennie for his actions‚ while Lennie strives to please George. We see this in the scene by the pool where Lennie imitates
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In the Book Of Mice And Men‚ “she’s a jailbate set on a trigger”from George (3.135). The Author John Steinbeck portrays Curley’s Wife as a mean seductive temptress. Considered she is the center point of all the men on the ranch especially Lennie‚ she has a negative impact on the on most of the man at the ranch. Curley’s Wife in the book would be compared to a whore and a mean cold Woman in the real world. Curley’s Wife power is very great at the ranch and the fact she’s the only woman
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In the novella Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck‚ Steinbeck uses the poem “To a Mouse” by Robert Burns as a foundation for the book. Steinbeck illustrates the theme “the impossibility of the American dream” through characters on the ranch. George and Lennie have a dream of owning a farm and believe that with hard work‚ they will successfully own that dream farm. Lennie in particular plans to tend rabbits on this future farms. However‚ early on‚ the novella it reveals the dream of having a farm will
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Essay How is the social context of the novel explored through the description of the bunkhouse at the beginning of chapter 2? Chapter 2 opens with description of the bunk house‚ which reflects the time‚ place or social statues. It includes themes too that can be figured straight away from the book‚ such as friendship‚ death‚ and racism toward black people or women. The book "of mice and men" is based in the early 1930’s after 1929 Wall ST. crash‚ during the time of the "great depression"
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George and Lennie have a special relationship unlike any other. Sometimes George gets mad at Lennie but he always cares for him. If someone messes or talks about George‚ Lennie always has his back. They are always looking out for each other. At some times in the book‚ George really wants to leave Lennie but he knows he can’t. George knows Lennie cannot make it without him. There are both pros and cons to them traveling together. You can tell throughout the story that they care about each other
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The Great Gatsby and Of Mice of Men are two novels of dramatic contrast in setting‚ which is interesting as they are only set one decade apart. With World War 1 having ended in 1919 with the Versailles Peace Treaty‚ America embarked on the ‘roaring twenties’ which was a period of economic might. The power of America’s economy at this time is often overlooked due to the presence of prohibition‚ gangsters‚ the Jazz Age and the Ku Klux Klan. It is fascinating to be able to compare two novels‚ written
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Steinbeck begins his novel by creating the setting. He paints a beautiful image of a peaceful environment where Lennie and George live in. This suggests an ironic tone to their lives as it is not quite as peaceful and harmonic as the setting. Their lives is quite the opposite‚ as they work hard and their only form of entertainment is starting fights‚ drinking heartly and going to cathouses. Readers are introduced to the lives of itinerant workers in America during the Great Depression. Steinbeck
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