To what extent does Steinbeck use animals in ‘Of Mice and Men’? Of mice and men was set in the late 1930’s when there was the great depression due to the wall street crash. Topics that have been covered in the novella are the poverty the migrant workers faced‚ the loneliness and friendship. I will discuss the use of animals and natural imagery. To begin with‚ Steinbeck describes Lennie as an animal. This is because whilst he is drinking from a river and this shows that he has a wild personality as
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How does Steinbeck explore different attitudes to women in of mice and men? Steinbeck explores different attitudes to women in of mice and men. He does this by having only 3 different roles for women in the book‚ a wife/mother‚ an actress or a prostitute. Women have only 3 different roles in the book‚ a wife/mother‚ an actress or a prostitute‚ they are not valued because they are not physically strong‚ and in the depression‚ those who could work were viewed with higher respect. In fact‚ they are
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Hamlet’s linguistic signs give the physical painting of King Hamlet and Claudius a life-like presence. Hamlet’s description of the painting is not a literal record of what he sees‚ but a verbal account of what he perceives to be true: “The counterfeit presentment of two brothers” (III‚ iv‚ 55). Hamlet believes that Claudius’ image is the counterfeit of King Hamlet’s. He describes his father as being full of “grace” (III‚ iv‚ 56) and “command” (III‚ iv‚ 58)‚ a man of whom “every god did seem to set
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Men by John Steinbeck‚ two migrant workers named George and Lennie are traveling to a new job after being ran out of the last one. Lennie has the struggle of dealing with mental disabilities‚ and along the way George is responsible for him and the problems he creates. Even though George has his hands full he still believes he can achieve The American Dream. John Steinbeck conveys many different relationships throughout the story. George and Lennie as a pair did not have a relationship that benefitted
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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 lots of time that there should be Lennie hand in‚ but Lennie still can’t remember. so Lennie is foolish
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is insignificant and not as important of a character as George‚ Lennie or any of the other men on the ranch. It could also be referring to how during the great depression women were oppressed and treated less equally. Steinbeck may have portrayed women in this light to allow the reader to recognize the inferior role of women at that time. The lack of name demotes Curley’s wife to insignificant status. In chapter four she joins Crooks‚ Lennie and Candy whilst on one of her ‘looking for Curley’ routines
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whether or not they should tell of Atticus’s talent were their ages. Scout is young when children accomplish or see something amazing they want to tell the first person they see. Jem is maturing and he understands that just because someone has a talent does not mean it is ok to boast about
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This lack of understanding then led to a series of unfortunate events‚ the likes of which can only be described as tragic. On one hand‚ Lennie simply lacked the ability to learn. Though he had been made aware of the repercussions of his wanton actions time and time again‚ still he continued to make the same mistakes. His careless use of strength led to the deaths of those dear to him‚ and
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main theme of the play is love and comedy. Love is a theme in this play because two couples falling in love. Comedy is also a theme in this play because of Beatrice and Benedick’s verbal exchanges moreover the comedy act with Dogberry and Verges and how the other protagonists try to trick Benedick and Beatrice and convincing that they are madly in love with each other. Also in this play‚ out of all the men Benedick is the most aware of becoming a cuckold because like any other man he scared that he
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loneliness of the characters. Sometimes Lennie liked to do things like an animal. That’s just the way Lennie did things. In the beginning of the novel Lennie Dropped to his knees and started drinking water from a stagnant water like how a wolf would in the wild. Quoted on page 3 “His huge companion dropped his blankets and flung himself down and drank from the surface of the green pool.”. This shows that Lennie needs George for companionship and not to get lonely. George uses
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