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    Kaylie Nelson January 5‚ 2015 Mice of Men Essay Pressler Per.4 Mice of Men Essay George shoots Lennie at the end of the story because Lennie has just killed an innocent woman and is not mentally stable. I believe there are multiple ways to view George’s actions. What George did is both justified and condemnable. Many things help to justify what George did to Lennie. For example on page 95 after George finds the body of the woman Lennie killed he tells Candy‚ “We gotta tell the guys. They gotta

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    Of mice and men is a brilliant book. This is because it shows not only the obvious fact that Lennie needs George to survive but a more important part is how George needs Lennie. This is because Lennie gives George hope and allows his fantasys of a farm of their own to become a reality. When George shoots Lennie‚ it shows that along with Lennie their dream together has also died and George is once again faced with the harsh reality that the dream will never happen.yadayahahah i just want to get an

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    How is Curley’s Wife presented in’ Of mice and men’? On the ranch there is only one woman who is referred to as Curley’s wife throughout the book and her lack of identity implies she is a possession of Curley’s and the fact she is never given a name suggests she’s seen more as a possession than a person. The first time she is seen the reader can instantly see she doesn’t fit in as she is wearing ‘red mules with ostrich feathers’ which is incongruous in the setting of the ranch. The colour red

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    have no place to go‚ an’ I can’t get no more jobs’’(Steinbeck 60). In John Steinbeck’s novel Of Mice and Men‚ Lennie and George are very close friends and George looks out for the mentally handicapped Lennie. Lennie is fascinated with soft things‚ but tends to hurt them on accident. George and Lennie share a dream of living off the land. That dream suddenly goes away when Lennie kills Curley’s wife. Through changes of the character‚ Candy‚ Steinbeck uses foreshadowing to predict the end of the book

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    In the novel Of Mice and Men‚ the theme of racism is expressed throughout by the character Crooks. The way they treat Crooks in the book shows the racism of the characters and how the different races act with one another. Every character in the novel is somewhat racist to Crooks‚ because nobody talks or spends any time with him because he is black‚ which makes Crooks feel sad and lonely since he has nobody to talk to. Furthermore‚ to make sure nobody spends any time with Crooks‚ the boss of the

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    The cold harsh winds of the winter whistled through the ranch. Nothing moved‚ the grounds lay bare the only sign of life was an illuminated window on the far side of the silent ranch. The light came from a small wooden shack; the shack appeared newer than the rest of the weather worn buildings‚ it also looked better cared for than the other buildings. Next to the shack was a small garden and in it were gravestones. Two were lined side by side‚ but another sat lonely in the corner of the garden. The

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    eys Examine how Steinbeck presents the character of Curley’s wife in ‘Of mice and men’ . Refer closely to the text in your answer to support your views. Throughout the novel Steinbeck presents the character of Curley’s wife in a number of ways. Initially he tells us that she is a beautiful girl who is lonely and she is the only female on the ranch. Steinbeck explains that she is presented as a sexual object for Curly. Even though she is the boss’s son’s wife she is still low in the hierarchy within

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    The novel ’Of Mice and Men’‚ written by John Steinbeck‚ is a tale of an extraordinary friendship between two ranch workers who fight for survival in the harsh times of the 1930s‚ the great depression of America. The essay concerns the role of violence throughout the novel and explores the theme of violence in different parts of the tale‚ as well as looking how specific characters use violence for different reasons. Specific areas of which the novel will explore are parts such as the death of Curlys

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    How far does Steinbeck present Curley’s wife throughout the novella? Before she’s introduced to the reader: Chapter 2 “Well I think Curley’s married . . . a tart.” “Well‚ you look her over‚ mister. You see if she ain’t a tart.”  derogatory terms After she’s introduced to the reader: Chapter 2 “A girl was standing there. . .”  immaturity‚ naïve “She had full‚ rouged lips… heavily made up.”  Pouting‚ sensual image A lot of makeup‚ preposterous‚ ridiculous in context Red lips 

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    Hus reaction to Leinnie’s death was not bad. It tells us that he is a caring person & knows how the Curley felt when he lost his wife & how George felt when he shot Lennie Slim and animals Slim said he would have just drowned the other dog is he hadn’t given it to Lenny. I think that it’s mean that Slim would kill the puppies just because he didn’t want them. I’m sure there are other people on the ranch that would be more than happy to take care of one of the puppies so it wouldn’t get killed. Sometimes

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