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    the novel ’ Of mice and men’ John Steinbeck uses the character Crooks to represent racism across America and symbolise the marginalisation of the black community at the time the novel is set. From the beginning Steinbeck skillfully uses Crooks as a tool to give the reader an insight to the reality of the American Dream and what 1930’s America was like. The reader has to decide whether Crooks deserves sympathy‚ or is just a bitter‚ cruel ’stable-buck’. Steinbeck presents Crooks as a victim of

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    and wealth classified us.”   In the novel‚ “Of Mice and Men”‚ Steinbeck portrays several men and one woman on a ranch in California during the great depression.  One of these men is an old black man named Crooks‚ and the woman is the boss’s son’s wife referred to as “Curley’s wife”.  Crooks is the stable caretaker and has a separate room from all the other workers.  Curley’s wife is the only woman on the ranch and is isolated by Curley from the other men who both have big dreams.  Steinbeck illustrates

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    Explore the ways loneliness is presented and developed in ‘of mice and men’ Loneliness is presented in ‘of mice and men‚’ in many ubiquitous forms. 2 characters‚ who are overly dominant in the world of loneliness‚ are George and Crooks. ‘We are the loneliest guys in the world.’ As this statement is said‚ the audience is under realisation of the true meaning behind the novella. As well as personal loneliness‚ there are forms of physical loneliness‚ such as the setting of the book‚ which takes

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    Haliegh Gates Ms. Pychinka English 11- EC 23 April 2012 Literary Analysis The Great Depression was a time of economic and social upheaval. The story Of Mice and Men exemplifies the struggles Americans faced. In this literary master peace the dreams of several characters are shattered. Lennie’s were crushed when he died at the end of the novel he never had his chance to see his and George’s dream house. George’s dreams were destroyed the day he had to kill his best and only friend

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    OF MICE AND MEN Chapter 1 Setting : It is a hot Thursday‚ late in the afternoon. The characters are four miles south of Soledad. They stop right by the Salinas River‚ a beautiful river in rural California surrounded by woods that have a warn path through them that runs to the river from the ranches and farms. There is a giant sycamore near them with a horizontal limb worn smooth by men who have sat on it‚ and under it is the ash pile of many fires. It is a very peaceful and heavenly setting.

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    1. Characterization: Direct Characterization- “Crooks could leave his things about‚ and being a stable buck and a cripple‚ he was more permanent than other men‚ and he had accumulated more possessions than he could carry on his back” (Steinbeck 65). Indirect characterization- A. “A guy sets alone out here at night‚ maybe readin’ books or thinkin’ or stuff like that. Sometimes he gets thinkin’‚ an’ he got nothing to tell him what’s so an’ what ain’t so. Maybe if he sees somethin’‚ he don’t

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    In my opinion the weakest in society are always preyed upon in general but also in this case‚ John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men‚ in Of Mice and Men‚ characters weaknesses are preyed upon‚ there are many characters who’s weaknesses are preyed upon such as; Crooks‚ who is a ‘negro stable buck’ who is racially aggravated and is preyed upon racially and because he walks crooked due a problem with his back. Lennie‚ who is a mental handicap which prevents him from living life as an independent adult‚ he

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    Novel: Of Mice and Men Author: John Steinbeck John Steinbeck’s novel Of Mice and Men examines the idea that the American Dream is a futile ambition. This "Dream" proposes the fact that social and economic success can be gained through means of hard work‚ ultimately determining that the pursuit of happiness cannot be attained in our modern society. Steinbeck outlines this theme by employing symbolism and‚ via Curley’s wife‚ a protagonist within the novella. This poem suggests to me that although

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    How does Steinbeck present attitudes to women in the society in which the novel is set? Of mice and men is set in 1930’s America. During the time period it was a very much considered that women were merely seen as sex objects and that men were the dominant and more superior gender. Throughout the novella we see how Curley’s wife: one of the only women on the ranch is treated and disrespected by the other workers. Steinbeck compares the loneliness of Candy‚ Crooks and Curley’s wife with the friendship

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    Of Mice and Men Essay John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men‚ utilises a Middle American setting during the Great Depression‚ to display the hardships centred characters experience in their companionships with one another. It expresses loneliness for those who do not fit the social standards and are outcasts from the main group on the ranch. The unique relationship between George and Lennie‚ Candy and his dog plus the loneliness of Curley’s wife‚ combine to illustrate how friendships do not last forever

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