Mykel Pierre Mrs. Crandall American Literature- 2nd 25 March 2013 Of Mice and Men “Dammit Lennie!” is something I always imagine George saying every two chapters of this story. George and Lennie were both inspired by real people that Steinbeck met when he was a bindlestiff in the 1920’s. The man who inspired Lennie was a mentally unstable who was very nice but also had major anger problems. Steinbeck used a character like this that can be easily controlled so he could use indirect characterization
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sunlight‚ blue can mean ocean or sky‚ green can mean nature or hope… etc. Now‚ you can pick any color in the world. You can even make up your own color if you want. The point is‚ color can convey emotion. So many colors represent the novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. Personally‚ the color that really captured my attention was gray. You might be asking‚ “why gray?” Well‚ I chose gray because I believe that this color best represents Loneliness. Loneliness was a gigantic factor in this book predominantly
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other men on the ranch. It could also be referring to how during the great depression women were oppressed and treated less equally. Steinbeck may have portrayed women in this light to allow the reader to recognize the inferior role of women at that time. The lack of name demotes Curley’s wife to insignificant status. In chapter four she joins Crooks‚ Lennie and Candy whilst on one of her ‘looking for Curley’ routines‚ where she says‚ ’They left all the weak ones here’ alluding to the three men‚ all
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In 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
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loneliness and the struggle of fighting your own mind as it continues to strengthen the bottled emotions.In the novel‚Of Mice and Men‚George and Lennie go to a ranch.They meet a lot of people as continue working there.As the story progresses he shows isolation in three different ways to give you insight on how people were treated if they weren’t white‚young‚or a man.In the novel John Steinbeck gives examples of isolation and how it’s affected them. Crooks is a primary example of isolation.While Crooks
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Although John Steinbeck introduces a plethora of memorable characters in Of Mice and Men‚ Lennie can best be remembered by his childish traits. In the beginning of the story‚ when George and Lennie were sitting at the encampment by the river Lennie begged George to tell the story of the rabbits(14). This story was about much more than just rabbits; but Lennie‚ being the manchild he was only cared about the fact that he got to care for and play with the rabbits‚ just like any child would. Later on
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Of Mice and Men Friday 06 September 2013 · One of the main historical contexts in of mice and men is the references to the great depression · Another is the biblical links Steinbeck uses throughout the novella · After World War I‚ economic and ecological forces brought many rural poor and migrant agricultural workers from the Great Plains states‚ such as Oklahoma‚ Texas‚ and Kansas‚ to California. · a seven-year drought that began in 1931‚ turned once fertile grasslands into a desertlike region
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Throughout Of Mice and Men‚ John Steinbeck portrays the characters as suspicious of each other and their actions‚ misunderstanding as they let their strongest feelings remain hidden which causes the loneliness and the gruffness of many characters that we associate with the book‚ as they feel that they have no one to talk to. In Of Mice and Men‚ the suspicion between the men is caused by the men not having close friends and so they have become accustomed to not having a close friend and so the
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Of Mice and Men John Steinbeck Title of Book: Of Mice and Men Author: John Steinbeck Setting: Shortly after the start of the Industrial Revolution (1930s)‚ South of Soledad California Characters George Milton: One of the book’s main protagonists‚ guardian and best friend of Leinnie Small. Through his friendship with Leinnie‚ George is able to imagine a better future. Leinnie Small: A mentally handicapped man (who makes up for lack of knowledge with sheer
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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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