Of Mice and Men and The Great Gatsby are tragic books where the characters strive to achieve the American dream. Because of the common dreams of the characters‚ these two books’ characters can be compared to each other to teach morals about how to achieve the American Dream. The American Dream is a dream that everyone strives for‚ where the world is perfect in the eyes of the dreamer. The Dream that is nearly impossible to achieve‚ and describes the ideal world where everything goes correctly for
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man with special needs. The two flee from Weed to seek a job in Soledad at a ranch‚ after Lennie gets himself in trouble. The two arrive at the ranch and are accepted as hard workers by their fellow workers‚ but are not too fond of the boss’ son‚ Curley. Throughout the whole novel‚ George is taking care of Lennie‚ because of the great friendship and love they have for each other. George has taken care of Lennie his entire life and is sometimes dragged down by him‚ but Lennie thrives under George’s
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believed that the white person was telling the truth. What is even more tragic is the fact that even though Curley’s wife is discriminating against Crooks‚ she suffers discrimination herself. Being a woman‚ she is supposed to be obedient to her husband‚ Curley. The men working on the ranch don’t talk to her and she isn’t allowed to wander around the ranch. Curley’s wife is also not given a name.
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thinks brought it on herself‚ but poor‚ dumb‚ innocent Lennie. Chapter 5 Innocence • Candy • > • Quote 5 "Well‚ Curley’s pretty handy‚" the swamper said skeptically. "Never did seem right to me. S’pose Curley jumps a big guy an’ licks him. Ever’body says what a game guy Curley is. And s’pose he does the same thing and gets licked. Then ever’body says the big guy oughtta pick on
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Curley and his wife are an example of people who are lonely even though they are married. Curley does not have trust in his wife‚ which is the root of why their marriage is failing. Curley’s wife is always going around the ranch attempting to converse with the ranchers‚ mainly Slim‚ and Curley is always looking for her. She married Curley to get away from her mother who she blames for ruining her dream of becoming an
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+ The story Of Mice and Men is set in Salinas by the Salinas River - where George and Lennie spend the night after escaping from their previous ranch in weed – just south of Soledad. The theme of loneliness runs throughout the book and I will be exploring how Steinbeck presents this theme through the character of Curley’s wife. Many of the characters are lonely‚ and seek different ways to find comfort‚ for Candy it is his dog‚ this is why he finds it so hard to let him go during chapter 3 “The old
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the whole story was about these two farmers called Benny and Lenny and these two farmers are always saying that they are lonely and that nobody loves them and they will never find someone who will care about them and they live in a bunker and the bunker is all beat up like the walls are brought down and the floors are unpainted and they talk about a dog that is old and they want to kill him because he is all old and not good to use and so the reason they want to shoot him is because he is all old
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First hints of what happened in Weed (p.24‚ 29) Chapter Two The next day George and Lennie arrive at the ranch and go to the bunk house‚ where they meet most of the other main characters in the novel: Candy‚ an old “swamper” with only one hand; Curley‚ the boss’s son; the boss‚ who is suspicious that George will not let Lennie speak for himself; Curley’s “purty” young wife‚ who flirts with the other men; Slim‚ the top ranch hand who is respected by all the other ranch hands; and Carlson‚ another
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‘Study Questions for Of Mice and Men by: John Steinbeck 1939 Chapter One All answers MUST be in complete sentence form. 1. When George and Lennie approach the river‚ why does George warn Lennie not to drink too much water? The water that Lennie is drinking looks a bit scummy. George doesn’t believe the water is good to drink. 2. What has George told Lennie that he always remembers‚ even when Lennie forgets everything else? Lennie may not be able to remember everything‚ but the rabbits never
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men with the same intentions. Soon after‚ Crooks gets demoralized and realizes that he cannot enter a white world. He finally decides not to join the group. Curley’s wife also had a goal‚ which was to become a movie star. Before she married Curley‚ she met an actor who came through her town with a show. He promised her that she was a naturally good actress‚ and that he would get her into the movie business. He also promised he would write her‚ but she never received the letter. She thought
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