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    that everyone has dreams; someone want to be a soccer player; someone want to be a spaceman; someone want to have his/her own business. People have dreams is easy but I don’t consider most of them can achieve it; it is easy to talk but hard to do‚ how many people will achieve their dream? I don’t know about it as it is easy to give up and forgot‚ but I am sure some people will work hard with the dream. Nonetheless‚ some people are invariably struggling with the dream; when the dream is difficult to

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    John Steinbeck’s short novel‚ “Of Mice and Men”. Written about two migrant workers in the midst of the Great Depression‚ this useful technique helps illuminate the previous experiences of the characters as well as highlighting the hardships faced by many in this period. Through parallelism‚ minor conflicts‚ and the reoccurring theme of dreamsSteinbeck uses foreshadowing to create a suspenseful mood and a unique atmosphere for the novel.

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    Steinbeck indicates through Curley’s wife’s attention seeking personality throughout the book that women in general are disrespected on their gender rather than their capabilities or personality resulting in a loss of identity and putting up a façade. Curley’s wife represents not all‚ but most women in the early 1900s‚ she is overlooked upon by the men on the ranch so she uses her looks to get their attention. She simply does this because she is lonely and has nothing else to do. Lennie and George

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    Curley’s wife is one of the most significant characters in John Steinbeck’s novel "Of mice and men‚" although we never learn her name. We learn about her through her own words and actions and also through other characters’ descriptions and opinions of her. Before Curley’s wife makes her first appearance‚ she is introduced to us through Candy’s opinion of her. He tells George that‚ although she has only been married to Curley for two weeks‚ she has already "got the eye." He also describes he as "a

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    thought that her mother hid the letter that would’ve led her to her dream of being a famous movie star. As well as crooks‚ Curley’s wife also links her dreams to her loneliness because if she had followed through with her dreams then she never would’ve ended up lonely with no one to talk to as her husband doesn’t. Instead she hangs around the bunkhouse seeking attention or someone to provoke

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    John Steinbeck lived in a time period where women didn’t have any power. Ultimately‚ it was a society where men ruled by a long shot. Women were looked upon as objects‚ and not human beings. They could not have the same jobs that men had; they were usually home figures. Taking care of the home while their husbands were out working. It’s safe to say that many women weren’t happy in this time period‚ and you can tell through all of the rallying by women to gain more social and political power. John

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    How does Steinbeck present loneliness in ‘of mice and men’? During the Great Depression in the 1930s in the USA many migrant workers went to California in search of work. In the novel “Of Mice and Men” John Steinbeck deals with the loneliness which affected these characters. One of the main symbols of this‚ is the setting of the novel is in Soledad‚ which translated from Spanish means solitude. Steinbeck point to the cause of loneliness being from discrimination‚ and the loneliest person on the

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    a lot of layers that make it tough for minorities to get a leg up.” -Bill Gates. In John Steinbeck’s novel‚ Of Mice and Men takes place during The Great Depression is 1937. In Of Mice and Men John Steinbeck uses some of his characters to show discrimination. The characters that i’m choosing to tell about the discrimination are Curley’s wife‚ Crooks‚ and Lennie. Steinbeck’s focuses are showing how discrimination was used during the early 1900’s from slavery‚ gender‚ or just people that are disliked

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    authors Harper Lee and John Steinbeck are able to provide an in-depth perspective

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    The truths revealed by John Steinbeck in Of Mice and Men unfold the reality of America and the human condition during the Great Depression in the 1930s. He incorporates these truth no matter how agonizing they might be. Loneliness‚ friendship‚ and dreams are a few of the truths exposed in the novel. One of the truths Steinbeck introduces is loneliness. The recurring theme of loneliness is detected throughout the whole novel. Loneliness‚ presented in various amounts of characters in Of Mice and

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