Jerks not knowing what he had done was very confused and apologized to the miniature people for offending them. Jerks slowly got to his feet making sure not to step on any of the mini people. Jerks was as big as an elephant and the people were mice at his feet. with one step he could pass 8 city blocks and with one swipe of his hand he could level half of the city. Jerks had lived under his mothers strict hand for his entire life and now finally he held the power he could do anything he wanted
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Of Mice and Men‚ by John Steinbeck‚ shows an outcast who is excluded from the company of others in the book. The books shows that everyone will eventually feel loneliness and isolation. Almost everyone in the book has some sort of issue or reason for them to become lonely and isolated. People that are outcast in the book are Crooks‚ Lennie‚ and Curley’s wife. Crooks is the only black man at the ranch with a crooked back and he lives by himself. Others asked him not bother the whites and he told
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Write a summary of the novel. The novella‚ Of Mice and Men‚ begins in the Selina’s Valley‚ where 2 hoboes‚ Lennie and George arrived in a new ranch. They escaped from Weed because Lennie‚ who had a developmental issue‚ was wrongly accused of rape when he touched a woman to feel her soft dress. They met Candy and their prison-like narrow beds. Then they recognized Curley‚ Slim‚ who was the only person that George could treat him intently‚ Carlson and Curley’s wife‚ who was pretty but indelicate
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Candy’s name has many connotations and many of which gives us an insight to the inequalities against old people in American society. Candy on the very simple and literal level means “sweet and pleasing” and shows that Candy is a very sweet‚ nice old man. Another connotation that springs to mind is that Candy‚ the old swamper‚ is a very friendly‚ honest and open man with whom you can talk about everything. This is underlined by his name: "candid" means "not hiding one′s thoughts‚ frank and honest"
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the dream life‚ the audience comes to learn along with the characters that dreams are not all they’re cracked up to be and sometimes the most rewarding goal in life is one which has already been achieved. The two main characters in the book Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck are poor farm workers who hope to one day own their own farm and become self-sufficient. What they never realize is that the most important thing they can ever have is each other. Despite their periodic quarrels‚ Lennie and George
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Lennie ’’They had walked in a single file down the path‚ and even in the open one one stayed behind the other’’ This shows that Lennie has less power than George and follows him because he doesn’t know what to do. Section 1‚ page 19 ’’A huge man‚ shapeless of face‚ with large pale eyes‚ wide sloping shoulders... dragging his feet a little like a bear drags his paws‚ his arms hung loosely’’ This shows that Lennie has slow reflections‚ and is tall. Animal comparison Section 1‚ page 19
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Of Mice and Mein The Dream of Commitment. Louis Owens The Eden myth looms large in Of Mice and Men (1937)‚ the playnovella set along the Salinas River "a few miles south of Soledad" (Of Mice and Men‚ p. 1). And‚ as in all of Steinbeck’s Califomia fiction‚ setting plays a central role in determining the major themes of this work. The fact that the setting for OfMice and Men is a Califomia valley dictates‚ according to the symbolism of Steinbeck’s landscapes‚ that this story will take place in a fallen
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Of Mice and Men Thematic Essay In the novel Of Mice and Men‚ John Steinbeck explains a story about two migrant workers who travel together during The Great Depression. The Great Depression was a period of loneliness for everyone. Of Mice and Men presents the theme of loneliness in the story. For instance‚ Lennie is different from everyone else which isolates him. In the novel‚ Lennie is George’s traveling partner in California. His mental disabilities make him an outcast to his fellow workers
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The time period and setting Of Mice and Men is a perfect example of loneliness. “A guy need somebody to be near him” Crooks explains to the other men at the ranch. All the ranch workers have many differences‚ but all had one thing in common‚ loneliness. Being outcasts‚ of society they had nowhere to live‚ no family to tend for them‚ or anyone to rely on. Steinbeck uses many examples of loneliness throughout the novel through the non acceptance of color‚ gender‚ and disabilities. “I’ve never seen
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Judge - Dion George - Me Candy - Staph Lennie - Sean Judge - “Order in the court! We are here today for the trial of ’Lenard Small’ for the murder of ’Lucile Smith’. I call Candy James to the stand” Candy - *Places hand on bible* “I swear to tell the truth‚ the whole truth so help me God” Judge - “how long have you worked on the ranch?” Candy - “I’ve worked there for the best years of my life! So for about 20-30 years!” Judge - “what was your way of interacting with the now deceased
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