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    Food In The 1930's

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    The 1930s Food! The 1930s cuisine was very simple and extremely rationed. The people in the 30’s just didn’t have the money to afford for themselves and kids all the time. The food was mostly given to men and children in soup/ bread lines for those who couldn’t afford food. The food was simple and inexpensive; the goal was to produce a lot of food with as little ingredients as possible. I’m sure the bread was bland and the chowders and soups were plain but it’s what the people of this struggling

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    In the novel “Of Mice and Men” John Steinbeck tells a story of dreams‚ hopes and loneliness. We are introduced to a majorly significant and complex Character‚ named Curley’s wife. Steinbeck shows us that Curley’s wife is flirtatious‚ mischievous but most of all an isolated character. She plays a main part in the novel; in doing this she displays and presents many of the main themes. Before we are presented to Curley’s wife‚ Candy talks about her‚ to George and Lennie. She is spoken about in a gossipy

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    book was a warning to Lennie not to drink so much otherwise he might get sick‚ set the tone of their relationship. George may be terse and impatient at times‚ but he never strays from his primary purpose of protecting Lennie. They have the master/dog relationship. Unlike Lennie‚ however‚ George does change as the story progresses. The reader learns that he is capable of change and growth during his conversation with Slim‚ during which he admits that he once abused Lennie for his own amusement.

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    book Of Mice and Men it follows two men named George and Lennie. George and Lennie are best friends and they dream of owning a small farm together. Lennie wants to take care of the rabbits if they get get any. Lennie always asks “Will I be able to tend the rabbits?” (Steinbeck‚56).They end up working on a ranch and they both stick out. That’s when most of their troubles started. Lennie is a grown man with a mental disability.”Give it here”(Steinbeck‚6). He acts like he is 6 or 7 years old. But he

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    Jacobzen Chang Mrs.Madrid English T/T 10/7/12 Lennie Small In the story Of Mice and Men by John SteinbeckLennie Small struggles to perform the simplest of tasks‚ in the hardest of times. Lennie himself does not change much in the story‚ but he does change others. His unwavering innocent nature brings out the best in even the most callous of characters. Ironically‚ this goodness can lead to tragedy. Lennie unwittingly persuades others to believe in his dream. He convinces Crooks‚ Candy‚ and

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    Of Mice and Men In the story Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck it describes that these two immigrant farmworkers‚ Lennie and George traveling together. The reason that these two are together is because Lennie Smalls: one of the characters is mentally impaired and George knew his Aunt Clar. Aunt Clar had asked George to watch Lennie for her cause it was her time to go... These two were always moving around place to place‚ to get money. These two were dreaming of buying a land together. This was

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    nobody in the worl’ that gives a hoot in hell about ‘em -’ ‘but not us!’...‘Because I got you an’ you got [me]’” George tells Lennie on the riverbank while looking at the gun in his hand (Steinbeck 104). In Of Mice and Men by John SteinbeckGeorge Milton and Lennie Small are two migrant workers that travel together in the 1930s. George is little‚ tan‚ and quick‚ while Lennie‚ contrary to his name‚ is big and strong‚ but also mentally disabled. George looks out for him‚ but he consistently gets into

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    How‚ and to what extent‚ do the texts on this unit challenge the idea of “the novel‟? The conventions of “the traditional novel” are almost completely disregarded in twentieth century avant-garde fiction. According to Hutcheon‚ a healthy piece of postmodern fiction ‘paradoxically uses and abuses the conventions of both realism and modernism‚ and does so in order to challenge their transparency’ (1988‚ p. 53). Despite this‚ what effectively happens with avant-garde literature is that each text

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    Life In The 1930's

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    Life in the 1930s was extremely racist and segregated. Most people either had a special treatment‚ or no treatment at all. Times were extreme in the 1930s. Life for the wealthy was glamorous and they ignored all the problems that were going on and enjoyed life with there money. The depression didn’t really affect the wealthy men and woman. They were almost making the same amount of income as the were before the economy went down. All the wealthy were still attending expensive dances several nights

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    Education in 1930's

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    Education in the 1930s Envision going to a school based off of skin color or not being able to attend school because there wasn’t enough money . Public education in the 1930s was treacherous. With money being so scarce‚ some parents were unable to provide their children with the books‚ clothes‚ and supplies needed to attend school. Although school boards were forced to try many methods to keep their district running‚ many school had to shut down due to lack of money. Often the school terms would

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