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    Curley’s wife has lost her dream and she lives an unhappy life. In the story it states‚ “I tell ya I could’ve been in shows. Not just one neither. An’ a guy tol’ me he could put me in pitchers… She was breathless with indignation”(Steinbeck‚78). This shows that Curley’s wife had a dream but then lost it. In the story it states‚ “He says he was gonna put me in movies. Said I was a natural. Soon’s he got back to Hollywood he was gonna write to me about it… I never got that letter”(88). This shows

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    How does Steinbeck present the character of Crooks in “of mice and men?” Throughout the novel “Of Mice and Men” Steinbeck presents Crook as being lonely‚ intelligent and hopeless. He is in a minority group and is discriminated against because he represents the black community in 1930’s America. Indeed‚ it is because of this discrimination that Crooks attempts to draw whatever limited amount of power he can from his surroundings. “Well I gotta right to have a light”. This implies Crooks is defensive

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    How does the writer explore the themes of tolerance and empathy in chapters 2 and 3? In chapter 2 Miss Caroline is introduced. She has come across as a very sweet and innocent lady. “She had bright auburn hair‚ pink cheeks and wore crimson finger- nail polish. She looked and smelled like a peppermint drop”. This quote highlights her innocence and exaggerates the difference between Miss Caroline‚ who is very clean-cut‚ to the rest of Maycomb‚ which is less educated and poor. Miss Caroline states that

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    captivating them and dehumanizing them until they felt as though they were too weak to break free or ever live past it. The regime used its anti-feminism and oppression against the trapped women. Another tactic they used was power‚ meaning some individuals would do anything to keep power‚ even if it meant losing their morals or humanity like Nick‚ Offred‚ the commander and many more.Lastly‚the most used tactic was fear which was sparked to control and manipulate the citizens through public executions‚ beatings

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    With great power come greater responsibilities. Having power can be very dangerous depending on the person using it‚ as it has been the downfall of many powerful men and women. It has corrupting influences on people‚ giving them superiority complexes. It makes them feel threatened‚ and therefore stops others from achieving excellence. Power also gives them the ability to manipulate others into doing their bidding. In George Orwell’s Animal Farm‚ the character Napoleon is a victim towards the

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    that probes the human mind in regards to control‚ corruption‚ power‚ and society. The author‚ George Orwell‚ suggests in an indirect matter that the regime will eventually become corrupted and attempt to use power which forces people to abide by the set rules. He portrays an imaginary dictatorial society in which citizens have no freedom and are being constantly brainwashed. Having no sense of fairness to individuals‚ the regime uses them for work. To attain this‚ the legislators in the story pacify

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    The entertainment industry have been known to use heavy foreshadowing in an attempt to create high levels of suspense. It helps to create an edge-of-the seat feeling to keep the audience fascinated in the work. The use of direct foreshadowing and the effect of suspense is commonly shown through 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

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    In George Orwell’s Animal Farm‚ power and control of the farm shifts from Mr. Jones to Snowball and from Snowball to Napoleon. Each‚ no matter how well their leadership‚ was corrupted by power in some way as compared to Russian leaders of the time. The most corrupt‚ Napoleon‚ uses several methods of gaining more power and luxury.<br><br>Like Stalin‚ Napoleon uses a Propaganda Department to make himself look good. The one responsible for Napoleon’s looking good and propaganda is Squealer. With a name

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    “This pearl has become my soul‚” (Steinbeck 65)‚ said Kino‚ the main character in John Steinbeck’s wondrous book‚ The Pearl. Kino is a lowly‚ poor brush house villager given a chance to become rich and accomplish feats that only a wealthy white man at the time could do. When he found a pearl that could make him rich‚ everything changed. Greed overcame Kino and lead him to hope and wish for things no brush house man would think of. Greed can lead us to do many things‚ even when people try to stop

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    Steinbeck introduces us to George ande Lennie‚ two migrant workers who are traveling to work on a ranch in Soledad‚ California. The old duo is trying to suruive and save up some money during the 19305: Great Deprssion. George and Lennie are introduced to the swamper ‚Curley‚ the boss‚ slim‚ Carison‚ and Curleys wife. Lennie and George is learning about the boss and the others. He lied about the bus driver giving him abum steer. The swamper had only one hand. Curley wife is always whereing

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