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    What constitutes the label of ‘tramp’ towards a woman? Is it the clothes she wears? Is it her interactions with the opposite sex? In John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men‚ the men living on the ranch judge Curley’s wife by this criteria. Curley’s wife uses her sexuality to befriend the men on the ranch so that they acknowledge her. As a result‚ the men on the farm deem her a tramp in an unfair manner. According to Social Change: The Sexual Revolution‚ only six percent of unwed females in the United States

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    this is an obvious metaphor for what George must do to Lennie‚ who proves to be no good to George and no good to himself. Steinbeck re-emphasizes the significance of Candy’s dog when Candy says to George that he wishes someone would shoot him when he’s no longer any good. And when Carlson ends up shooting the dog‚ Lennie is the only man not inside the bunk house‚ I think Steinbeck placed him outside with the dog‚ away from the other men‚ to somehow put him in or show the position he will be in at the

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    The doctor is one of the main characters in John Steinbeck’s novel "The Pearl". Author used this character as a symbol of evil. Steinbeck showed the doctor as a prejudice who treated simple poor people as animals. He was such a greedy person that moral responsibilities did not exist for him. Over the years spent in La Paz he became a professional liar instead of a doctor. Before a medical student is granted a doctor’s degree he must to say a Hippocratic Oath. In that oath each student swears to

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    due to racism‚ segregation and isolation which was seen as normality back then. Black people did everything to stay out of troubled and avoid been lynched; especially by the Ku-klux-klan who still had a lot of power. Of Mice and Men written by John Steinbeck reflects to all these themes and other such as: The American Dream‚ discrimination‚ friendship‚ prejudice etc. It also reflects to the Great depression of the 1930s through Lennie and George who travelled from place to place to work (frontiersmen)

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    How does Steinbeck explore different attitudes to women in of mice and men? Steinbeck explores different attitudes to women in of mice and men. He does this by having only 3 different roles for women in the book‚ a wife/mother‚ an actress or a prostitute. 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

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    Honore De Balzac once said “Nature makes only dumb animals. We owe the fools to society.” In John Steinbeck’s novella Of Mice and Men‚ George and Lennie are two migrant farmers who dream of owning a ranch of their own‚ this is until Lennie‚ having a child’s mind‚ but being a big strong guy‚ accidentally kills Curley’s wife‚ also killing their dream of owning a ranch. Lennie and George are portrayed as rabbits in Of Mice and Men because they follow along with the lower class blindly just like society

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    Shakespeare does do a good job on describing a story of two very different people coming together. What he does not do is create a strong relationship between the infatuated lovers. An author that does do a good job at this is John Steinbeck‚ who wrote Of Mice and Men. Steinbeck describes two main characters (Lennie and George) who are very contrasting to one another‚ but bring very similar values that lead to a strong relationship. Although Romeo and Juliet do specific things that are on the right

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    Anonymous (L.S.) The Complications that Arise from Friendships of Utility Of Mice and Men‚ written by John Steinbeck‚ conveys the tale of an unlikely friendship between two very different individuals in a time where companionship is scarce and times are difficult for everyone. George‚ an intelligent and quick witted fellow‚ finds himself in more trouble than he’s bargained for when Lennie‚ a strong but rather incompetent man‚ makes a transgression ultimately causing them to become fugitives

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    In the The book mice and men by John Steinbeck‚ there are many meaningful themes. One specific theme in the novel is that friends will do anything for you. Many characters and the conflicts they came upon of helped to create the novel’s theme. The most meaningful line in Steinbeck’s novel that creates the theme is "because I got you to look after me and you got me to look after you ". This line shows the aspect of pure friendship. They have to rely on each other because they’re connected Lennie

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    In John Steinbeck’s "Of Mice and Men" there were many ideas‚ many of which were contrasting. This is shown even in the title contrasting and comparing mice and men and their similarities and their differences. This shows that in John Steinbeck’s "Of Mice and Men" Lennie was a blessing‚ and a burden to George. There are many ways that Lennie is a blessing to George. Lennie is a blessing to George because he helped him keep his job when he couldn’t do work as well as others. Lennie does this by being

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