Of Mice and Men – Notes 1. Two friends‚ George Milton and Lennie Small‚ are on their way to a new job at an agricultural ranch. They are job hunting in Soledad after being thrown out of Weed when Lennie mistakenly was accused of attempted rape of a female character‚ although he only likes to pet nice things like mice. During the 1st chapter George and Lennie bicker and argue and play on each other’s emotions. At the brush‚ as the 2 characters are so different‚ they bicker over how they
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“Of Mice and Men” Quotes Hopes and Dreams: “An’ live off the fatta the lan’‚” Lennie shouted. “An’ have rabbits” “We’d jus’ live there. We’d belong there. We’d have our own place where we belonged and not sleep in no bunk house” They fell into silence. They looked at one another‚ amazed. This thing they had never really believed in was coming true. “Nobody never gets to heaven‚ and nobody never gets no land. It just in their head.” [Crooks] “why I’d come lend a hand” “Well just
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Of Mice and Men Essay Justin Dominguez 4/28/11 Per.2 Stereotypes can destroy everyone especially the ones who are stereotyped. In the book “Of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck‚ two guys named George and Lennie they are friends and they work together. They find a job on a ranch and there is a lot of stereotypes on the ranch that the work on. In the book Steinbeck uses Crooks and Curley’s wife to show the evilness and hurtfulness in stereotypes and how they can hurt person who makes the stereotype
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Curley listens to him. When Lennie smashes Curley’s hand‚ Slim is the one who intercedes and tells Curley he will not have George and Lennie fired. Slim understands Curley’s fear of ridicule‚ and he uses that fear to help George and Lennie. Slim also inspires confidences because he is not judgmental. When George first meets Slim‚ George tells him about Lennie’s troubles in Weed. George senses in Slim a person of intelligence and empathy who will not be mean to Lennie‚ make fun of him‚ or take advantage
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Good brainstorming attempt. You have written more than most at your age. Let’s try and clarify the ideas. QUESTION -Many of the characters’ ambitions in ’Of Mice and Men’ are focused on dreams for a better life � analyse the presentation of two of these dreams within the novel. How to Write an Essay 1. Don’t panic 2. Try to follow each of the characters. What would it really be like to be them? 3. Try to develop a short thesis statement. 4. Try not to deviate too far from the thesis statement
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The novel Of Mice and Men has a great variety of themes. During the time Steinbeck wrote this novel‚ things were totally different and they had an impact on how John Steinbeck wrote. The theme that stands out to me the most is discrimination. In the novel Of Mice and Men‚ John Steinbeck demonstrates the cruelty and vast impact of discrimination towards people who are different through the characters Lennie‚ Crooks‚ and Curley’s wife. Author’s Information Author’s Work Themes: “ The vast territory
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the book Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. In this essay I will be observing the characters Lennie‚ George‚ and Curley’s Wife‚ I will be discussing how loneliness impacts them individually. Although George seems to be a knowledgeable and kind person‚ he often can feel lonely at times. George relies on Lennie for company‚ and companionship. An example of this‚ is when George says to lennie; “I could get along so easy and nice without you on my tail.”(p7) George says this to Lennie‚ because George
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"Of Mice and Men" is a novel written by the 1962 Nobel Prize winner‚ John Steinbeck. It is an emotional tale of the extraordinary friendship between George and Lennie‚ who are traveling workers in the harsh depression years of the 1930s. George is a caring person whose love to Lennie is just like a father-son relationship‚ where Lennie‚ a mentally challenged man whose strength lies in body rather than brain‚ appears to be very dependent on George. "Of Mice and Men" teaches a universal theme about
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How does Steinbeck show the importance of work in “Of Mice And Men” Of Mice And Men is set mostly on a ranch‚ which is where men go to make money. Money is a much-needed resource‚ and the only way to get it is through working. Money is important for the characters of the story to complete their dreams. Hence work is important in “Of Mice And Men”. When the reader was informed of (Our main characters) George and Lennie’s dream to get a farm and to “Live off the fatta the lan’” (p.15). As there
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This longing for companionship is a theme that is widely explored in the book in the book Of Mice and Men. In this book‚ John Steinbeck uses the characters Crooks‚ Curley’s wife and Candy to show that loneliness is sadly a part of life that everyone has to fight against. By the use of characters Steinbeck shows how people are lonely. Crooks is a character that represents black people of the time and how they were mistreated and not cared for. “S’pose you didn’t have nobody. S’pose you couldn’t go
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