From the early 1900’s‚ society has strictly judged people by the way they look or where they come from. We still see this act of judgement re-occur in this day and age‚ unfortunately. In the novella Of Mice and Men‚ we clearly see the cruel conditions and situations that occurred during the Great Depression. This fantastic novel showcases the lives of two migrant workers‚ George and Lennie‚ who struggle to find a job and the stereotypical judgements of Lennie who is mentally disabled. In their
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All the President’s Men It was June of 1972‚ and little did the American people know‚ that their highly esteemed government was soon to be caught in one of the biggest scandals of all time; Watergate. This was one of the biggest impacts on why citizens currently have distorted views of our government and its leaders being thought of as immoral and corrupt. When two reporters named Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein were assigned to further investigate this scandal the truth began to unfold
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At the end of the story Of Mice and Men‚ George faced the moral dilemma of killing his best friend Lennie or letting Lennie face the consequences of killing Curley’s wife. He made the right decision in killing Lennie. His reasoning behind it was mostly for Lennie’s benefit but there was a small portion of George that was glad to do the job. Although it would’ve been right morally for Lennie to be turned in to the police and face justice for his actions that just doesn’t happen due to the type of
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“somebody” else‚ someone to learn from‚ to share things with; this gives them power because it allows them to understand people and how they work. It gives them an empathetic advantage in the world‚ which constitutes kindness in my opinion. In of mice and men‚ the people with the most influence‚ respect and power‚ are those who have earned it‚ not ’inherited’ or ’bought’ it ‚ such as The Boss or Curley; people who understand and are ’in-tune’ with their emotions. Steinbeck tries to present Slim as a sort
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proven that people who are mentally and physically handicapped can achieve the same things as any other individual. Of mice and men was written a long time ago and demonstrated a variety of prejudice comments such as racism‚ sexism‚ and degrading of mentally handicapped people. Prejudice is still as big of an issue as it is in today’s world as it was when (date move of men was written) I don’t think that prejudice comments will ever go away because it is how we judge people and judging is something
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Weak and Strong: Who Will Prevail? Throughout John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men‚ there is one very important and very clear conflict‚ the weak and the strong. Somebody always has some amount of power over others. It is very clear to see that there is always a conflict between the two‚ but the roles switch characters throughout the novel. Power can mean multiple things‚ but in the case of this book‚ it is more of a mental‚ or verbal‚ power‚ rather than strength. This is made evident through looking
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In what ways do you think that ‘Of Mice and Men’ can be read as a tragedy? One of the reasons Of Mice and Men can be read as a tragedy is because of the high number of deaths (the mouse near the start‚ Candy’s dog‚ Lennie’s pup‚ Candy’s dog‚ Curley’s wife and Lennie himself in the end). The main ones are the death of Curley’s wife and Lennie. Before Curley’s wife dies by the hands of Lennie‚ she tells Lennie that she could have been on the stage-‘he says he was gonna put me in the movies……but my
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Greed Is Murder The Shakespearean hero is a perfectionist and protagonist that has become the victim of tragic flaws. Macbeth tragic flaw was his vaulting ambition that made him want to kill the kind. His tragic flaw was also his greed for power and the trait of being gullible. This is what led him to self-fulfilling the witches prophecy and ultimately his downfall. Macbeth had many desires and obsessions that led to a great demist to himself‚ his marriage‚ and a letdown to his country. To begin
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The example of this novel being an example of naturalism lies in its title‚ Of Mice and Men coming from the quote “The best laid plans of mice and men often go astray.” Someone with a positive view of naturalism would likely be able to connect with the idea of predestination‚ where it doesn’t matter what you do during your life‚ whether you end up in heaven or hell is
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ranch‚ particularly when near perfect men such as ’prince of the ranch’ Slim are employed in menial roles. However‚ Steinbeck juxtaposes the cruel Curley with the sublime Slim to highlight the theme of fate. Fate is the belief that the events which take place in our lives are pre-conceived and unavoidable. Steinbeck was so enamoured by the notion that he changed the title of the novella from its original ’Something That Happened’ to its current title. ’Of Mice and Men’ is a line from the Robert Burns
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