Intro Ever read one of the most legendary books ever made. Well the two main characters of “Of Mice and men”‚ their lives will always be legendary from the actions they take and the consequences that will fall upon them. Violence‚ Innocence‚ Dreams‚ and Plans. Dreams‚ and Plans Our main characters had dreams of something other men couldn’t dream of‚ they dreamed of being on the farm together doing their own thing instead of doing others people work. The two wanted to be different from the others
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coming in here.” (p.100) * Able to be rude to and manipulate Lennie‚ which makes him feel powerful “You crazy as a wedge… (p.101) George might not come back” (p.103) “I guy goes crazy if he can’t talk to nobody” (p.105) * Backs down to Lennie who is disabled = weakness “I was just supposin’‚ he’s gonna come back alright” (p.104) * Is intimidated by Curley’s wife – a mere woman but she is white so has more power. “You know what I could do to you if you open your trap…(p.113) I could get you
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Curley‚ Lennie and Crooks‚ George and Lennie‚ and Lennie and Curley’s Wife Lennie and Curley = Lennie‚ being big and gentle‚ is juxtaposed with Curley‚ being small and mean and nasty‚ to show how these two clash because of their differences. With Curley being the mean guy in the book it makes Lennie look more innocent than he already is. For example when Curley was beating up Lennie‚ your anger towards Curley and your sympathy for Lennie both increased. Why? Lennie and Crooks = Lennie and
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The novel ‘of Mice and Men’ was written by John Steinbeck published in 1937 in a place known as the Pacific Grove and Los ranch in California. John Steinbeck addresses a variety of themes in the novel such as power‚ seduction and hierarchy. Steinbeck had worked as a ranch hand himself that’s why he understood the types of people that were in it. Following the US Stock market in 1929 US experienced a period of depression known as the ‘Great Depression’ in 1930s America‚ to highlight how people lived
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In the novel of Mice and Men‚ John Steinbeck uses the character of Curley’s wife to make all of the men’s lives in the ranch hell. George and Lennie call here a "tart" or "jailbait". She likes wearing too much makeup and dressing like a whore. She uses red nail polish and red high heels. In the book she is not given a name and is identified as Curley’s wife which makes her seem like a possession. "She smiled archly and twitched her body. ’Nobody can’t blame a person for lookin‚’ she said" This showed
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George is first described as ‘small and quick‚ dark of face‚ with restless eyes and sharp strong features’. He was small with ‘strong hands‚ slender arms [and] a thin and bony nose’. George Milton is seen to be short-tempered‚ tense and impatient but throughout section one; one also learns that George is a loving and devoted friend who would never abandon his friend even in the most desperate of times. Despite George’s hardened‚ sometimes gruff exterior‚ he still deeply believes in the story of
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she is around the ranch workers‚ and what they think of her. The author also illustrates the life of a typical women in 1930’s America and the little respect they were given. Steinbeck does not make the reader feel one strong emotion for her but various different emotions throughout the novel. Furthermore he constantly foreshadows a coming of an event she will play a major role in by reminding George and Lennie how similar she is to the girl in Weed‚ who Lennie was falsely accused of raping. The
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Of mice and men Section B Question 21 Part(a) How does Steinbeck use details in this passage to present the bunkhouse and its inhabitants? In the novel “Of Mice And Men”‚ Steinbeck presents the bunkhouse as being very hostile and unfriendly through the use of adjectives‚”the walls were whitewashed and the floor unpainted”. This portrays the simple nature of the bunkhouse and it’s only purpose: housing the ranch hands. The adjective‚ “whitewashed” presents the clinical nature of
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Attitudes to women in of mice and men Women have only 3 different roles in the book: A wife/mother‚ an actress or a prostitute. They are not valued because they are not physically strong‚ and in the depression‚ those who could work were viewed with higher respect. In fact‚ they are not even supposed to be seen on the ranch. "ain’t no place for a girl" You could talk about the ways that Steinbeck shows this in the text. Curleys wife is the only main female character. This at once highlights her
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George Orwell the narrator states in the beginning of the story how he is hated by a large amount of people. The reason he is disliked by the Burmese is because he stands for a figure of everything they despise‚ Orwell works as a sub-divisional police officer in Moulmein to all of them he represents British authority over Burmese’s. He states examples on how being a police officer always made him an easy target‚ Orwell would stroll around‚ and young men everywhere would pause until the was at a safe
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