Lennie & obsession with "soft things" - (mice‚ woman in weed‚ his puppy) - Foreshadows future events - Curley’s Wife is killed when Lennie breaks her neck after stroking her hair - When he pets the mouse‚ he’s doing something that makes him feel safe and secure - but also something which would be looked down upon in society Lennie & Strength/Violence - Lennie’s aggression is innocent‚ unlike the others on the ranch he doesn’t always intend for events to result the way they do - He doesn’t
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Of Mice and Men Text Response Essay- Dreams Steinbeck shows us the importance and fragility of Dreams in “Of Mice and Men.” Discuss with close reference to the text. John Steinbeck portrays the importance and fragility of Dreams through certain characters in “Of Mice and Men.” The main characters‚ George and Lennie both share the typical American Dream of owning a piece of land and Lennie tending the rabbits‚ yet it slips through their fingers due to Lennie’s ignorance and strength. Curley’s
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In Chapter 4 of “Of Mice and Men”‚ Steinbeck‚ introduces the character of Crooks by describing his room in the horse stable and his belongings. Steinbeck’s use of describing the setting doesn’t only lets us know where the characters are but in this case it lets us know who the character is. The objects in his room and the way they are placed all tells us something of Crooks’s lifestyle. Crooks’s character is intriguing because of the history he brings on his crooked-back. The way he has been treated
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In John Steinbeck’s novella‚ Of Mice and Men‚ two migrant workers‚ George and Lennie‚ arrive at a new farm to work and raise money for their future farm. George promised Lennie’s aunt that he would watch over Lennie and keep him out of harm’s way‚ after she passed away‚ while Lennie would protect them physically. George and Lennie have an interdependent relationship in the novella Of Mice and Men. Lennie is dependent on George because of his lack of common knowledge and inability to retain any information
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Steinbeck incorporates throughout Of Mice and Men. It explores how the setting of the Great Depression influenced many lifestyles‚ attributing the causes of loneliness to factors such as class‚ race‚ and gender. Additionally‚ this paper delves into the means by which people create meaningful relationships. It demonstrates the devices which Steinbeck incorporated to develop the characters’ escapes from the dark ghost of isolation. Loneliness in Of Mice and Men It’s not easy to be alone in this big
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never become real. How true is this for the characters in ‘Of Mice and Men’? The novel ‘Of mice and Men’ was written by John Steinbeck and is set in Salinas and Soledad California in the 1930s when life was hard for so many people because of the great depression. A major theme of John Steinbeck’s novel ‘of mice and men’ is the American dream and the drive to attain it. There are two major themes in ‘of mice and men’ novel that is foreshadowed by the reference to Robert Burns’ poem called “To
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The Theme of Emptiness in "The Hollow Men" "The Hollow Men‚" a poem written by T.S. Eliot shows the narrators disgust and his faithless attitude toward all mankind. He refers to the human race as being "hollow‚" (1) and having a "headpiece filled with straw‚" (4) which creates the feeling and theme of emptiness. Eliot also uses allusions‚ symbols‚ and repetition as powerful‚ and depressing poetic devices to make mankind seem hollow. The theme of emptiness is clearly visible throughout the
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In the heart of every human‚ there is a longing for companionship. The novella Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck tells readers of the tragic tale between two males‚ George Milton and Lennie Small‚ who are trying to survive the cruel times of America ’s Great Depression. George and Lennie are two ranch workers hopping from place to place in order to survive and fulfill their dreams. Even though the two men are complete opposites‚ they stick together to the end of the novella. Steinbeck illustrates
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Francisco Castro English 11 Mr.Woythaler/Mr. Lombardo February 27‚ 2010 In the novella Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck many topics come up throughout the story. Topics that are about bonds between two people and about people who are lonely. These controlling ideas are used to make different themes in the story. The novella Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck expresses themes of Friendship and Loneliness through various literary elements. The theme of a true friend that is always there when
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could have titled the novel ‘Something that Happened’ or he could have titled it Of Mice and Men. Steinbeck named his novel Of Mice and Men instead of naming it ‘Something that Happened’. The title‚ Of Mice and Men refers to a poem by Robert Burns. I think the best title for the novel was the final decision‚ of which was titling it Of Mice and Men. I believe‚ to better understand the title Of Mice and Men‚ fully is to analyze the poem because the title has a part of the poem. The poem that he referred
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