Themes‚ Motifs & Symbols Themes Themes are the fundamental and often universal ideas explored in a literary work. The Predatory Nature of Human Existence Of Mice and Men teaches a grim lesson about the nature of human existence. Nearly all of the characters‚ including George‚ Lennie‚ Candy‚ Crooks‚ and Curley’s wife‚ admit‚ at one time or another‚ to having a profound sense of loneliness and isolation. Each desires the comfort of a friend‚ but will settle for the attentive ear of a stranger.
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In John Steinbeck’s novel‚ Of Mice and Men‚ there are many example of prejudice. The main types of prejudice shown in this novel are racial‚ sexual and social prejudice. This essay is firstly going to look at racial prejudice. There is much racial prejudice shown in Of Mice and Men towards Crooks the black crippled stable buck. Crooks is more permanent than the other ranch hands and has his own room off the stables with many more possessions than them. This room is made out to be a privilege and
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Of Mice and Men Study Guide 1. Characters and Places a. b. George: -George is a small and sharp man who has been Lennie guardian ever since his Aunt Clara did. He gives Lennie directions to follow; they are best friends and travel together. He and Lennie dream of having their own farm and working for themselves rather than a ranch owner. George eventually kills Lennie to prevent a stranger from handling the task; the dream of a farm also dies with Lennie. c. Lennie: -Lennie is large and very
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objectifying and inferior‚ it uplifts their unpleasant appearance by depicting Curley’s wife as lonely and isolated. 2. BODY PARAGRAPH -paragraph point: How the novel presents women and how they are viewed by men -examples and quotes: • (novel) “curleys wife” important because gives her no identity • (novel) Everything dark when she appears and signs of caution p 31 important because shows how she is a red flag and a sign of danger • (men)Woman source of all problems- blamed In death p
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Curley want a revenge‚ since Lennie broke his hand and embarrassed him last time they’ve met.Curley said he was going to shoot Lennie in the stomach. It would be a painful death if Curley gets to do the killing. Lennie will suffer and George didn’t want to see his best friend killed by some stranger they didn’t like. “ I’ll shoot him in the guts
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How does Steinbeck portray the relationship between George and Lennie? Of Mice and Men was first published in 1937‚ during the economic depression America was facing. George and Lennie are two migrant workers who have left their previous jobs in haste following accusations of attempted rape by Lennie‚ the larger of the two characters. Steinbeck raises the question to the reader why these two men travelling together‚ (which was very rare for the migrant worker) were involved in an unlikely
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small ranch where they can live and work on their own. • They are on the run from the town of Weed where Lennie caused trouble by innocently fondling a girls dress. • They arrive at a ranch in Soledad where they meet Candy‚ an old‚ crippled worker. • Curley is the son of the boss and is aggressive and threatening man who is always searching for his wife. • George decides they will stay on the ranch because they need the work and money. • Lennie tells the black‚ harshly treat stable buck‚ Crooks about
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owns a smelly dog)‚ Crooks (a lonely stable hand)‚ and Curley (an unfaithful man with severe anger management problems). Curley is the ranch boss’s son and a hotheaded little guy who used to fight in the featherweights. Curley clearly has something to prove‚ and seems to want to prove that something to Lennie. George warns Lennie to stay away from Curley‚ though he says if Curley picks a fight‚ Lennie should fight back. We learn that Curley also has a new wife‚ whom no one is allowed to look at
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alter our opinion of Curley’s wife during the book. John Steinbeck first presents the character of Curley’s wife when she is introduced to the reader through gossip on the ranch. Curley is said to have his “glove fulla Vaseline” to keep soft for his wife. This portrays how Curley’s wife is merely on the ranch for Curley to show the workers that he’s is married and how Curley’s wife is shown as his trophy. In addition to this‚ the workers refer to her using offensive names such as “tart‚” which is
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Lennie were late? Why? 4. Why does George answer all the questions directed to Lennie? 5. How does the boss react to George’s friendship with Lennie? 6. What excuse does George give for Lennie’s slowness? 7. How does Curley react to Lennie’s silence? 8. What does Curley think about George and Lennie’s traveling together? 9. What does the swamper mean by the statement "Curley’s pretty handy"? 10. What uneasy feeling does George have about Curley’s wife? Interpretation 1. Most of the
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