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    satire shaping what a future could become George Orwell’s 1984‚ depicts a time of totalitarian and communism rule. Where ever you are big brother is watching you. Winston‚ Orwell’s main character in the satirical novel is a man struggling with his true identity in this gloomy world. Orwell‚ constructing this novel after the ending of World War II writes a satirical story that is also a warning to what can become of the world. Throughout 1984‚ George Orwell uses satire in his writing through literary

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    Mice and Men” by John SteinbeckGeorge makes a rash decision‚ and that decision is shooting Lennie. I think George made the right decision shooting Lennie because Curley would’ve made sure Lennie was tortured‚ and Lennie got to die happy. Also‚ George gets to make sure no one else can get their hands on Lennie‚ causing him to get hurt worse than what already happened. In the first place‚ when Lennie killed Curley’s wife‚ Curley was hell-bent on getting his revenge. Lennie was scared because he knew

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    troubles and problems to‚ no one to share happiness with‚ no one to care for. They have no one to care for them. George and Lennie share a bond so strong that when one is destroyed‚ the other inevitably is as well. Steinbeck often stresses how ranchers are loners‚ and George and Lennie are the only ones who travel in pairs. They seem to be two halves of the same person‚ and they know how special together they truly are. "Guys like us‚ that work on ranches‚ are the loneliest guys in the world...They

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    ’To Kill A Mockingbird’ is a novel written by Harper Lee. The novel is based on the racism‚ injustice and prejudice of America in the 1930s. Harper Lee presents her ideas about childhood through the eyes of six year old‚ Scout - Jean Louise Finch. The book is written from a child’s point of view on their surroundings‚ but an adult writes it from a child’s imagination and thoughts. Harper Lee cleverly uses a child’s perspective to portray events that happen within the story‚ because it is written

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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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    Americans want to find a sense of belonging and independence. John Steinbeck shows the reader these ideas throughout the novel Of Mice and Men. This also is a goal that everyone in the world can relate too. In the novelGeorge and Lennie share this dream through their hopes of owning land and enjoying freedoms that they have not experienced before. Although they share this dream together‚ both view it very differently. George is the only one who thinks about what owning land could actually mean

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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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    Lennie and George are like chalk and cheese in appearance. George is ‘small and quick’ ‘every part of him was defined’ while LennieGeorges faithful friend‚ is a ‘huge man’ ‘sloping shoulders and walked heavily’. This match of appearance can be very helpful as Lennie is big and can look after George physically. They both still had things in common though ‘both were dressed in denim trousers and denim coats’ ‘both wore black shapeless hats’. They were both dressed like this because they on their

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    How does Steinbeck present the character of Crooks in Chapter 4? Chapter 4 of the ‘Of Mice and Men’ novella introduces a character named Crooks. Crooks isn’t shown as a main character of the story‚ but is given much light in this chapter. Crooks is a black man set on a 1930s ranch‚ working as a stable buck. Steinbeck presents the Character of Crooks to us as he wouldn’t of been considered during the times of the ‘Great Depression’ and shows us the negative stereotypes of black people in an American

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