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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OF MICE AND MEN How does Steinbeck prepare the reader for Chapter 5? Steinbeck has prepared the audience for what is about to happen in chapter five in many ways such as: How Lennie is always in trouble‚ the death of the mouse‚ Candy’s dog‚ the pup etc. The way he has used this makes the readers quite aware of what might happen admirably. Within the first chapter‚ you are immediately known how Lennie manages to get into some sort of trouble which causes him and George to flea. Like for example
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In the novel‚ ‘Of mice and Men’‚ John Steinbeck uses allegory to represent different themes and messages. An allegory is a story‚ poem or a picture which can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning. While reading Steinbeck’s book I noticed different metaphors such as the usage of animals and Curley’s wife. Throughout the whole book the reader can notice many animals mentioned such as rabbits‚ mice‚ the puppy and the old dog. Curley’s wife is also a sort of symbol. She represents the way in which
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Marxism‚ caught the attention and support of thousands‚ including author John Steinbeck. While writing his novel‚ Of Mice and Men‚ Steinbeck seems to have been quite sympathetic towards many elements of Marxism‚ including how bosses encourage workers to distrust one another‚ how people in non-Marxist systems will always be oppressed by those who have more than they do‚ and how women are often objectified in private-property-based systems. One prominent Marxist tenet in Steinbeck’s novel is the
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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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The story ’Of Mice and Men’‚ written by John Steinbeck‚ is bassically a novel that is about impairments that are both symbolic and literal. Most of the characters in the novel are impaired in a constricting way‚ whether it is mentally through isolation‚ loneliness and intellectuality or physically through their damaged bodies. Crooks‚ the stable buck who works with the ranch horses‚ resides in a little shed connected to the barn by himself because he is the only black man on the ranch. He is named
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Hannah Chapman Year 10 Tuesday 12th February 2013 Controlled Assessment 3 Of Mice And Men- How Does Steinbeck Show Loneliness In ‘Of Mice And Men’ John Steinbeck shows loneliness in ‘of Mice and Men’ because in 1929‚ there was an event called the Great Depression which was set in America‚ when the dollars lost its value. Many people lost their jobs and people were unemployed. In addition to this‚ Farm workers had to travel around the country combing
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