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    power by manipulating people. In the novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck some characters‚ when given the opportunity exercise their power over others to manipulate them. The characters that use their power to manipulate other characters is Crooks‚ Carlson and Curley’s wife. Each character in Of Mice and Men have some type of power‚ some are not as noticeable as Crooks’s power to manipulate others. Crooks is not a character the book tells a lot about but it does show the reader what kind of person

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    Every relationship is different. Romeo and Juliet are well known star-crossed lovers that made extreme sacrifices for one another‚ showing that they have a strong relationship. However‚ a stronger relationship between two adults surfaces of the book‚ of Mice and Men. George and Lennie share a father-son relationship‚ and take on many challenges together despite their differences in character.. Therefore‚ George and Lennie have the strongest relationship because they continue to stay together and

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    and Men George is protective over Lennie‚ which means that George cares for him. In a conversation that George and Lennie have‚ Lennie questions if he should stay with George. George responded by saying “‘Where the hell would you go?’” (Steinbeck 12). Even though George sounds a little rude or harsh to Lennie‚ he really does not want Lennie to leave him. George also says “‘I was jus’ foolin’‚ Lennie. ‘Cause I want you to stay with me.” (13). George realizes that he was being mean to Lennie‚ even though

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    John Steinbeck is important to American Literature because of his realist perspective that opened the minds of readers to the dark reality of the American Dream. The themes in his stories The Grapes of Wrath and Tortilla Flats give a dark perspective on the difficulty of living for everyone‚ from owners of corporations to the people on the bottom. John Steinbeck is a historically significant figure because of his literature that had an outrageous impact on readers. His works were often censored

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    Shakespeare uses personification and metaphor in Much Ado About Nothing to express Leonato’s shift in feelings on Hero. Leonato is a man that carries a lot of pride‚ once his daughter has jeopardized his reputation and honor in public he immediately conveys fury and hatred towards Hero without even bothering to confirm if the act was true or not. As Shakespeare states‚ “Chid I for that at frugal Nature’s frame? O‚ one too much by thee! Why had I one?” (4.1.136-137). At first he blames Nature for

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    Wife is asking Lennie why he cannot talk to her‚ and displays how Curley’s Wife feels alone and isolated by being suppressed. Loneliness causes her to seek attention from others and eventually leading to her death. Not having a true self-identity is a result of Curley’s Wife loneliness‚ and why she has no name. Curley’s Wife has no self-identity instead Curley defines her identity‚ and this is a result of Curley’s lack of love‚ the workers’ attitude towards her‚ and the relationships and connections

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    Filling the whole park are rows upon rows of huts filled with men‚ or families‚ all squished together trying to get closest to the factories‚ with the chance of getting work that day. The Great Depression took over America in the 1930s after the stock market crash of October 29‚ 1929. Americans relied too much on credit and put everything they had into the stock markets‚ debatably the worst mistake americans ever made. The Great Depression led to many difficulties in the 1930s for the American people

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    loyalty to George‚ he has no comprehension of the idea of "loyalty." For that reason‚ he often does not mean to do the things that get him into trouble‚ and once he does get into trouble‚ he has no conscience to define his actions in terms of guilt. John Steinbeck portrays the character Lennie as the follower‚ and never the leader. The phrase “even in the open one stayed behind the other” describes the relationship between Lennie and George and indicates that Lennie relies on George for support

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    What methods does Steinbeck use to present Curley’s wife and the attitudes of others to her? Refer closely to the passage in your answer. The fact that when George said to Curley’s wife “well he ain’t now” brusquely shows how he felt towards Curley’s wife. The way she acted and looked seemed to immediately entice Lennie‚ which is what I assume happened with the woman in Weed whose dress he touched. This made George angry because he didn’t want Lennie to mess this job up for them like he did

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    In his story‚ Bradbury uses the changing symbolism of the bones to represent the difficulty of change for Mr. Bittering. Mr. Bittering was reluctant to stay on Mars and wasn’t prepared to deal with the change that moving would bring. Mr. Bittering started to notice subtle differences in his wife‚ children‚ and food‚ especially when he started to “[feel] his bones shifting and shaping‚ melting like gold (6)”. His bones are a structure that Mr. Bittering relies on to protect and hold him‚ but they

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