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    america in the 1940’s japanese americans were put into internment camps. This can be compared to the salem witch trials in 1642. A similar comparison to the salem witch trials would be what america did to the mexican americans in 1930s. Though there can be many similarities there can also be many differences between these three events. In this essay i will discuss the similarities between each other and also the differences. The similarities between these three events in american history in all three

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    is used to describe the river by Steinbeck‚ this creates a very positive image in the minds of the reader who along which the diction Steinbeck used to describe the slipped winkling gets a positive childlike feeling because as kids we like to play in the green parks and we often sing rhymes about twinkling stars‚ Steinbeck is using this this show a free environment where animals have freedom. the colour yellow used to describe the sands is another way Steinbeck uses diction to describe the setting

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    Lennie and George’s partnership is more like a bond since they get along well‚ and they both have different mind sets so they make a great team when it comes to solving sitiations that need to be solved. They both have very good chemistry and they like to talk about the same things most of the time‚ but since Lennie isn’t all the way there‚ he might ask the same thing over even though he knows them by heart. I mean‚ if George wants to repeat himself he can‚ but it’s nice to know that George can care

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    How does Steinbeck explore different attitude towards women in the novel Of Mice and Men? John Steinbeck provides a variety of different attitudes towards women in the novel ‘Of Mice and Men.’ I will explore these attitudes in order to represent the portrayal of women in the book; in which there are many different women with different attitudes respectively. Steinbeck uses the portrayal of Curley’s wife‚ who is the main female protagonist to show how women were treated during the 1930s ‘Depression

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    In the novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck‚ the main characters George Milton and Lennie Small experiences many difficult situations which involves violence and barbarous behavior. This book was published during the Great Depression. After reading the novelGeorge and Lennie are at times the cause of the violence while also being the sheep of Curley‚ who finds barbarous behavior as a source of entertainment and he does this by bullying the ranch workers and whom is socially beneath him. Steinbeck

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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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    How does Steinbeck present Curly’s wife as an outsider? During the 1930s life in America for women was difficult due to work places for women being scarcer resulting in unemployment and leading to women being marginalised. In ‘Of Mice and Men’ by John Steinbeck the role of Curly’s wife is one of great importance and leads to the misunderstanding of the two disenfranchised characters; Lennie and Curly’s wife. Similarly to the other characters‚ Curly’s wife is correspondingly presented as an outsider

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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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    Curley’s wife is a significant personality in the novel. John Steinbeck presents her in different ways during the novel and uses different methods to influence the reader’s judgement‚ for instance through her look‚ as she is a complex character. Significantly Steinbeck makes it clear that nurture turns her into the person she is in the novel‚ her nature is different. He uses language to show us who she is as revealed by colour and light symbolism; incongruity of her appearance and the setting; simile

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    a widely celebrated holiday. On the night before All Saints’ Day‚ the immigrants celebrated with costumes‚ tricks‚ and Jack-o-lanterns. As Americans came to accept Irish people the entire country began to celebrate Halloween. However‚ before it became the family friendly holiday that is celebrated today‚ it underwent one major change. During the 1930s‚ Halloween was celebrated by tricks‚ or large acts of vandalism and arson. As an effort to reduce crime‚ teachers and policemen began throwing

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