springs from weakness‚” said Lucius Annaeus Seneca. To me‚ this quote means that cruelty comes out from a person who is feeling weak. A big question people ask each other is “Why are people cruel to each other?” In John Steinbeck’s novel‚ Of Mice and Men‚ there are many incidents of cruelty. Cruelty appeared in the book when George yells at the mentally handicapped Lennie in the beginning of the book. This trend of cruelty continues throughout the book. Characters that were notably cruel in the
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Quotes Of Violence In Of mice and men Chapter 1: "Where we goin’‚ George?" The little man jerked down the brim of his hat and scowled over at Lennie. "So you forgot that already‚ did you? I gotta tell you again‚ do I? Jesus Christ‚ you’re a crazy bastard!" Almost as soon as we meet George he is stomping around the novel flinging verbal abuse as Lennie. This is verbal violence. Chapter 1: Lennie hesitated‚ backed away‚ looked wildly at the brush line as though he contemplated running for his
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few acres‚ and finally settling down‚ on their own piece of land. Lennie wanted to live on a farm with George and have all sorts of animals. The one thing that was most important to him was rabbits. Lennie’s maturity level played a major role on how much he liked rabbits. Lennie literally had the mind of a three year old. Just like the poem "To a Mouse" by Robert Burns‚ Lennie and George wanted to build a house and live in it‚ until something got in their way and ruined it. They were going to have
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Coursework: How are women presented in ‘Of Mice and Men’? In society‚ women have always been treated differently to men. Up until recently women have been treated as second class citizens. In the Jacobean period women were thought of as servants to the men and were only there to cook and clean for their husbands‚ we see this in plays from that era such as ‘Macbeth’. In the play‚ Macbeth actually says that his wife Lady Macbeth‚ who is a strong confident woman‚ possess too many masculine features
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The Great Depression was an ear of hardship for many‚ and kept several people from accomplishing even the most basic goals and dreams. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck tells a story of two friends‚ George Milton and Lennie Small. And their search for a better life in rural California. George‚ a smart but small and wiry laborer‚ and Lennie‚ a giant man who is mentally challenged‚ take jobs bucking barley on a large ranch outside of Salinas and try to save money to get a place of their own. On the
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John Steinbeck’s novella ‘Of Mice and Men’ is omnipresent throughout the book and is presented in various guises; it first appears in the title. ‘Of Mice and Men’ refers to the 17th century poem ‘To a Mouse’‚ written by Robbie Burns‚ the poem says "the best laid schemes o’ mice and men gang aft a glay"‚ meaning the best laid plans often go awry. This links to the novel as the characters that have dreams and plans to accomplish them‚ don’t achieve them. Here we see how both man are beast are powerless
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CROOKS Key things that Crooks says Crooks does not say much in the book ‘of mice and men’. When he does he is very insulting in his language. For example when Lennie comes into his room all of crooks emotions come out at once because he feels he has power and authority over Lennie that he had never had before. You got no right to come in my room. “This here’s my room. Nobody got any right in here but me.” Crooks snaps at Lennie because he knows Lennie does not stick up for himself without George
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occasionally steals an ear of corn. After all‚ the farmer reaps a lot of food from the land; surely‚ he cannot take what little food the mouse has away from him. Finally‚ he tells the mouse that it is not alone in failing to build wisely for the future; men fail at that too. In "To a Mouse‚" Robert Burns develops the need to respect nature’s creatures‚ especially the small‚ the defenceless‚ the downtrodden . As a small creature‚ the mouse represents not only lowly animals but also lowly human beings
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Discrimination Essay Discrimination and prejudice references in the book‚ Of Mice and Men‚ reflect on the several characters lives. The biggest impacts of discrimination take its rest on Candy‚ Crooks‚ Lennie‚ and Curley’s wife. All of them are discriminated for different reasons. People are treated worse by the ranch simply because they are different. Candy is one of the oldest workers on the ranch and struggles to keep up with the pace of the other workers. The other workers are younger‚ stronger
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the novel “Of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck‚ loneliness affects the friendships and relationships in the novel. The novel is set in the 1930’s in the great depression which inspires the themes seen in this book. The characters in the book are victims of the great depression which means they have to travel around America looking for work on ranches. Consequently‚ this means that the characters such as Crooks‚ Candy and Curley’s wife. All of these characters are all outcasts. Crooks works on the
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