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    OMAM Essay In any non-communist nation‚ there will always be people born with an advantage in life‚ and the way to equalize opportunity is not to distribute wealth into 7 billion pieces‚ the way to help those in need is through charity. In Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck… Throughout the novel‚ George is constantly helping Lennie find work‚ teaching him the do’s and don’t’s of the social scene‚ and acting as a parent and guardian for him. George is being charitable towards Lennie. Charity is

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    JKK AP Language and Composition Rhetoric in Of Mice and Men During 1929‚ many farmers lost their farm because of economic pressure‚ ending the American Dream for most people. Throughout the novel‚ Of Mice and Men‚ written by John Steinbeck‚ reflects on farmer’s lives; their difficulties‚ hopes‚ and the want for a new start in California. This time period did not just effect farmers‚ it affected everyone--every man‚ every

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    In Of Mice and Men‚ it is foreshadowed many times that Lennie will be shot due to his animalistic traits. These animalistic traits included liking soft things‚ drinking from the water even though it could make him sick‚ and having large‚ paw-like hands. An example

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    Of Mice and Men In the book Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck relationships are important. This whole book was about relationships. If you don’t have a relationship you are lonely. Almost everyone shows their loneliness in this book. “You takin his pay from him?” (22) This proves there weren’t many relationships back then because nobody really traveled together. Because they were together‚ that man became very suspicious and accused george of taking Lennie’s pay. There can be good and bad relationships

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    for their own means to an end. But power is also able to get people to follow orders‚ or bad down from a bad decision. It can even be used positively‚ to help both whoever is using it and whoever encounters it or inspire others. In the novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck‚ Candy‚ Curley‚ and George each use or encounter power in positive and negative ways. George‚ one of the main characters of the book‚ is shown most often interacting with Lennie‚ conversing‚ cajoling‚ and even threatening him

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    ‘Of Mice and Men’ General Overview • The story is set in California in the 1930’s during the Great Depression and it main characters are two wandering farm workers called George and Lennie. • George is small‚ quick and intelligent. • By contrast Lennie is slow and simpleminded. • They travel around together in search of work. • They have a dream of a place of their own – a 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

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    “Of Mice and Men” Quotes Hopes and Dreams: “An’ live off the fatta the lan’‚” Lennie shouted. “An’ have rabbits” “We’d jus’ live there. We’d belong there. We’d have our own place where we belonged and not sleep in no bunk house” They fell into silence. They looked at one another‚ amazed. This thing they had never really believed in was coming true. “Nobody never gets to heaven‚ and nobody never gets no land. It just in their head.” [Crooks] “why I’d come lend a hand” “Well just

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    January 28‚ 2008 “Of Mice and Men” Essay In John Steinbeck’s “Of Mice and Men”‚ George was justified to kill Lennie because he only had in mind to do what was best for Lennie. Since the beginning of the story‚ the reader is introduced to Lennie and George; but most importantly the reader was introduced to their relationship. Lennie and George’s relationship could be compared to Candy and his dog’s relationship. The relationship that they share is a needy relationship. Candy cannot imagine

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    they done to my dog tonight? They says he wasn’t no good to himself nor nobody else. When they can me here I wisht somebody’d shoot me. But they won’t have no place to go‚ an’ I can’t get no more jobs’’(Steinbeck 60). In John Steinbeck’s novel Of Mice and Men‚ Lennie and George are very close friends and George looks out for the mentally handicapped Lennie. Lennie is fascinated with soft things‚ but tends to hurt them on accident. George and Lennie share a dream of living off the land. That dream suddenly

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    Malik Bishop Essay/Book Report Of Mice & Men The novel begins near the Salinas River‚ south of Soledad in the California valley. The Gabilan Mountains rise up on one side and drop to valleys on the other. The river and its banks are alive with animals and plants. A path leads to the banks of the river‚ and the two main characters‚ George Milton and Lennie Small‚ follow this path to the river. While George is small with sharp features‚ Lennie is a big man with rounded features. He drags

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