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    gliding smoothly on the pool surface‚ only to be eaten by a silent heron. There is also the presence of wings‚ which puts everything in motion and can be quite creepy sometimes at night when suddenly it goes away. There is an uneasy stillness and Lennie is also much more preoccupied and sad. This chapter is also very similar to the first however‚ because it is in the same location‚ at the same time (sunset)‚ and with the same characters. Even the same words are repeated and the dream is a central

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    view from the main character Anna’s perspective; moreover‚ this can be depicted by the use of I and me throughout the novel. With Anna’s age‚ also comes an informal speech pattern. Chandler uses language such as “obviously”‚ “no way”‚ and others to show that Anna is an older teenager along with abbreviation such as “manse”‚ “ruts and shells”‚ and “OBE’s” or out-of-body experiences. This continues to be seen with how Anna addresses adults respectfully; for instance‚ Uncle Will‚ Great-Aunt Iris‚ Mr. Wittstadt

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    standards‚ it is completely unacceptable for a man to lay his hands on a woman in an act of violence‚ and vice versa. But back in the 1900’s‚ it was still acceptable for a man to keep his family within his standards by any means. In John Steinbeck’s 1947 novel The Pearl‚ Steinbeck explores the traditional and rigid view of females in society through relationships with men in regards to gender equality. As time has went on‚ gender roles have changed dramatically‚ as they also change slightly through

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    “[George] reached in his side pocket and brought out Carlson’s Luger; he snapped off the safety ‚ and the hand and gun lay on the ground behind Lennie’s back. He looked at the back of Lennie’s head‚ at the place where the spine and skull were joined...” (Steinbeck 105). In Of Mice and Men by John SteinbeckGeorge makes the decision to shoot his best friend Lennie. Lennie is a mentally disabled man with hopes and dreams of owning a farm‚ and living off the fat of the land. George is the man who goes

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    How does Steinbeck portray Crooks as a character? Steinbeck portrays Crooks as an intelligent man ‘’California Civil Code’’ Crooks strives to be literate on his own and he wants to be aware of the few right has as a black man. It also shows that he is intelligent because with the little schooling he has it looks like he wants to better himself. Crooks is being separated due to his skin colour. ‘’A little shed that leaned off the wall of the barn’’ we can infer that this is the location for Crooks

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    It is a novel about the natural world – “of mice” – and the social world – “and men.” The relationship between these two worlds is not one of conflict but of comparison; he invites us to witness the similarities between the human and animal worlds. All of this is accomplished with great economy and careful attention to word choices and repetition. Steinbeck wisely begins this book with this idyllic scene‚ establishing a sense of purity and perfection that the world‚ which will prove to be cruel

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    How does John Steinbeck present Curley’s wife in “Of mice and men”?   John Steinbeck’s “Of Mice and Men” is set in 1930s America during the Great Depression and gives the reader a glimpse of the hardships of life back then and the social oppression. The theme running throughout the book is of a friendship between two men amidst dreams that they have‚ and of dreams being crushed. Curley’s wife is an important character in the book. John Steinbeck presents her in different ways throughout the novel

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    things in order to survive‚ for example‚ plants needs water‚ sunlight‚ and nutrients; animals needs water‚ food‚ oxygen‚ etc. And for us‚ human beings‚ we need oxygen‚ water and food to survive‚ but to maintain a healthy life‚ we would also need a friend(s). A person can live without a friend‚ but they might end up having mental illness and such. But it is actually not as easy as you think to find a real friend that will be your friend forever. For instance‚ some people might have a large group of friends

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    There are many words to describe the 1930s‚ but equality was not one of them. From injustice lynching and kills of blacks to the stock market crash of 1929 that lead the United States into the Great Depression. The 30s plausible could be the worst years in US history. In “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee‚ she uncovers all the hardships there were living during that time period. The story takes place in Maycomb a small town in Alabama and is narrated by the main character‚ a little girl named

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    Explore the ways Steinbeck presents the character of Curley’s wife in Of Mice and Men     The novel Of Mice and Men was written in the 1930s by a man named John Steinbeck. The book is set in America and at a time during the Great Depression. This was when the stock market had crashed some years prior‚ lots of companies went bankrupt‚ the banking systems failed and a massive soar in unemployment was witnessed. Also during this period of the Great Depression droughts were seen in the southern and

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