The 1930s novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck was written during the Great Depression‚ a time of many financial complications and hopelessness for the American population. It takes place in rural northern California in the town of Soledad‚ which was where the author grew up. Steinbeck uses his memories and recollections to paint an incredibly vivid landscape in each scene mentioned in the story. Of Mice and Men follows the seemingly futile journey of George Milton and Lennie Small on their quest
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Power is the strength and authority to control one’s thoughts‚ actions‚ and beliefs. In the novel 1984‚ the reader is exposed to the concept of power through manipulation and fear solely by Big Brother. He plays a big role in damaging the mental and physical state of Oceanians and also utilizes his power to benefit him and the Party. Restricting individualism‚ psychological manipulation‚ and reverse psychology are used in order for Big Brother to secure a dystopian‚ uniform society under the jurisdiction
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Rabbits represent Lennie’s dreams and the impossibility of their fulfillment. Rabbits are a simple summation of everything Lennie hopes for‚ revealing his very simple thinking. Even when George first tells the story of the dream farm‚ it’s at Lennie’s prompting to tell him about the rabbits. For George‚ the farm is all sorts of freedom and happiness‚ but for Lennie‚ it is simply access to soft things. Given the evidence‚ the audience knows these rabbits will likely be added to Lennie’s telltale trail
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conflict with his own conscience. This is because George had a really hard decision to make at the end of the story on whether he should kill Lennie or not. It was a conflict as Lennie was like a brother to George and George cared for Lennie a lot and just wanted to look after him. But because everyone was going to kill Lennie‚ George was debating whether he should kill Lennie or not. He felt that killing him himself was the right thing as Lennie was his responsibility and if he didn’t‚ he would
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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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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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Men has many themes presented by Steinbeck‚ one of which is about friendship. The novella shows the relationship between the protagonists‚ George and Lennie‚ and showing how they try to achieve the American Dream by working together. This is in contrast to many of the other characters who are alone by themselves which seems to be the norm at the time of the Great Depression. The reader is able to look at how the need to have a companion is portrayed by Steinbeck‚ especially during the harsh economic
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Steinbeck present’s Curley’s wife as the only women in the ranch‚ who occupies a key role in the novella as the catalyst for much discontent for several of the characters and for the tragic ending‚ because of this men in the ranch constantly think of her as a ‘trouble maker’. George refers to her as a “poison” and that he has “never seen piece of jailbait worse than her” This suggests that if Lennie gets in trouble with Curley’s wife it’s trouble for the both of them as they will lose the chance
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How does Steinbeck explore the theme of loneliness in “Of Mice and Men” In “Of Mice and Men”‚ the theme of loneliness is central to the novel. It is introduced to the reader at the very start of the novel i.e. the first time that we see George and Lennie they are walking apart – “they had walked in single file down the path and even in the open one stayed behind the other”. Throughout the novel we see that everyone is lonely and it seems that the description of George and Lennie at the start of
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Essay on the 1930’s The 1930’s was a rebuilding year for the United States of America. America was going thru a rough time in the 1930’s. For example America was in the great depression and war was going on in Europe‚ although America wasn’t involved in the war it would be inevitable for them to stay out of the war. The president that would be elected is Franklin D. Roosevelt‚ he would be the president to help us get out of the Great Depression; the United States went thru what is called the Dust
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