pulled the trigger. John Steinbeck’s book Of Mice and Men‚ is a highly acclaimed book which most students have read. However‚ he brings up a lot of issues that were plaguing the world at the time. One of the main characters‚ named Lennie‚ was a mentally impaired man who cared so much for things‚ he would accidently kill them. As his friend‚ George knew that no one would allow Lennie
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H/W Of Mice and Men Notes up to page 9 5.11.12 Page 3 – On this page I thought that John Steinbeck described the overall setting of the place. “A few miles south of Soledad‚ the Salinas River drops in close to the hillside bank and runs deep and green.” Straightaway Steinbeck sets the scene and puts us in place. The description on this page is visual and also audial. The writer achieves this by saying‚ “recumbent limbs” and “skittering”. Steinbeck personifies the trees branches by saying they
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Is ‘Of mice and men’ a pessimistic novel? Written in 1936‚ ‘Of Mice and Men’ is perhaps a bleak novella by John Steinbeck. It is set in California in the 1930’s at the time of ‘The Great Depression’ and ‘The Dust Bowl’ when life was particularly harsh and humanity somewhat lacking. Arguably‚ the novel is a pessimistic one as it depicts the world of migrant workers‚ lonely and desperate and hungry to achieve unattainable dreams. However‚ ‘The American Dream’ also stands as a symbol of hope and
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Alicea 1 All you need is love An analysis of “Of Mice and Men” In the novel Of Mice and Men‚ John Steinbeck does an exceptional job of showcasing the different ways loneliness and companionship affect a man. He presents why having a friend is a prime source of motivation and pursuing the American dream and how loneliness deters that. Although George would constantly say that without Lennie
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incidences of violence‚ multiple acts of murder‚ assaulted someone‚ and escaped unscathed. Would it be right that others are in danger‚ or would he pose a threat? The topic of poignant decisions and controversial issues are evident in the book Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. Throughout the plot of the novel‚ Steinbeck twists the ideology of difficult choices into his story through the main characters Lennie Smalls‚ George Milton‚ and other farmers on the ranch. Thus‚ through different scenes and
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I think there are many characters that stand out as being weak in many different ways in the book with either physical or mental weaknesses‚ and occasionally both. Candy clearly is easily dictated as Carlson proved‚ but I think the presentation of Curley’s wife and Crooks is more intriguing. Steinbeck also presents Curley’s wife as a doll ’her hair hung in little rolled clusters‚ like sausages’ which has the effect of objectifying her. We also find out that Curley’s wife is used in the book. She
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hardly realistic; he thinks of nature as full of fluffy and cute playthings. He has no notion of the darkness in the natural world‚ the competition and the cruelty. He wouldn’t have the faintest notion how to feed himself without George. In this too the men balance each other: George sees the world through suspicious eyes. He sees only the darkness where Lennie sees only the light. George may complain about how burdensome it is to care for Lennie‚ but this complaint seems to ring hollow: in truth‚ George
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workers have a constant build up of suspense in their life as they don’t know what could happen next. Alternatively‚ this coma could be interpreted as a break from a rancher’s daily routine - when they go to the brothel. during the great depression men had no other choice but to work on ranches. due to this‚ their lives develeloped from a complex state‚ to a simple lifestyle-where everyday was the same. stienbeck did this in order to
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but he killed Curley’s Wife. Curley was the bosses son and one of the most unpleasant people on the farm. When he killed Curley’s Wife‚ that was the end of it for him. Curly was mad because he killed his wife‚ so him and his men went to hunt him down. Before Curly and his men could find Lennie and kill him‚ George had already found him. Lennie was explaining to him‚ he didn’t mean to do it. George told him it was
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Lennie and Crooks = Lennie and Crooks are juxtaposed to show the relationship between two outcasts on the ranch. Can you go more in detail with crooks and lennie as in describe how they are both outcasts? Lennie is an outcast because of his mental disability‚ while Crooks is an outcast because of his race. So they both try to fit in. basically. Lennie and George = These two were two lonely people who treated each other like father and son. For example-George tells Lennie to hide and
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