What does the bunkhouse show us about the lives of the ranch hands? When George and Lennie arrive at the bunkhouse‚ in front of them stood two bunks and 8 beds. The room was only small so sharing a room with 8 other ranch hands suggests no personal space‚ a crowded environment with no peace and quiet. At the end of each bed‚ a small ‘apple box’ was provided to hold personal belongings. Having such a small space to keep all belongings indicates a lack of them. Ranch hands are always on the
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PEEL Paragraph This paragraph will be about the disgust and horror which is conveyed during chapter 3 of‚ Of Mice and Men during a fight between Lennie and Curley. Towards the end of the novel the fight begins where Curley ‘slashed at Lennie with his left‚ and then smashed down his nose with his right’‚ already this quote shows the power of Curley in this fight and the sheer harshness and magnitude of the whole situation. The word ’smashed’ used is onomatopoeia‚ meaning it’s spelt how it sounds‚ so
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loneliness‚ and sacrifice. Ultimately‚ Lennie‚ the mentally handicapped giant who makes George’s dream of owning his own ranch worthwhile‚ ironically becomes the greatest obstacle to achieving that dream. Characters: George Milton; Lennie Small; Candy; Curley; Curley’s wife; Slim; Crooks Major Thematic Topics: nature of dreams; barriers; powerlessness; fate; Christian influences; classical influences; natural influences; loss of paradise; my brother’s keeper; ephemeral nature of life Motifs: nature;
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how the language in this extract influences the reader’s view of the significance of Slim. (16) Slim is introduced as a respected man with great influence over the other ranch hands‚ without the need to wear his authority‚ as shown by the boss and Curley. His friendliness to George and Lennie is consistently shown throughout the extract. Furthermore‚ his skill on the ranch is shown to be superior to the other characters. Slim is compared to ‘royalty’ in the extract; he is described as ‘majestic’
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hope again. He could go with George and Lennie and live on their own farm‚ where there would be love and care. But when Curley¡¯s wife died‚ his dream was gone. He knew he was going to face the fact‚ where as soon as he couldn¡¯t out no bunkhouse‚ he would be put on the county on his own. Candy was a sad and old man whose life was made more tragic by the death of his old dog and Curley¡¯s wife. Crooks too‚ was another lonely person. Unlike Candy‚ he was lonely because he was the only black person
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While talking to Candy about Curley messing with Lennie‚ he said‚ “Lennie ain’t handy‚ but this Curley punk is gonna get hurt if he messes around with Lennie” (Steinbeck 13). This quote allows readers to predict a fight between Lennie and Curley. Another example of foreshadowing in chapter 2 is when George caught Lennie looking at Curley’s wife. George had told Lennie not to ever look
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having settled what to be less than their dreams. Some have just simply given up. Every character in the story seems so lonely. Curley’s wife always was looking for the attention of the farm hands for the lack of attention from the arrogant Curley. Funny we never know her name. Crooks kept to himself because he thought that the white people want nothing to do with a Negro. He is a major example of a man that has settled. Candy had a dog who was his only friend and when his dog dies‚ he really
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the beginning of the story‚ George escaped with Lennie from Weed to prevent Lennie from getting lynched. George did absolutely nothing‚ he had nothing to hide from. Also George warned Lennie about Curley‚ he told him that he has seen people like that before and demanded Lennie to stay away from Curley (Steinbeck 29). In addition‚ in order to make sure Lennie got the job‚ George talked for him (Steinbeck 21). George is like a parent to Lennie‚ from the beginning we see how he told Lennie that the
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all things into consideration‚ the colour red seems to be common in the story. We are able to see that something may go wrong involving Lennie and Curley’s wife. This could post as a threat to Lennie‚ as if something were to happen to Curley’s wife‚ Curley would get involved and Lennie would be in serious trouble. It could also threaten George’s career as Lennie needs George. George and Lennie are close and this could indicate if Lennie had to go George would also go to protect
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