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    George quotes "The first man was small and quick‚ dark of face‚ with restless eyes and sharp‚ strong features “Small‚ strong hands‚ slender arms‚ and thin and bony nose" "Lennie!" he said sharply. "Lennie‚ for God’ sakes don’t drink so much." “if I was alone I could live so easy!” ‘’Hide in the brush till I come for you’’ "No‚ he ain’t‚ but he’s sure a hell of a good worker. Strong as a bull." "We could live offa the fatta the lan’." “every part of him was defined”. Lennie quotes “Lennie dabbled

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    Powell explains how in order to achieve a dream you must work for it as the characters in The Great Gatsby and Of Mice and Men worked to achieve their dreams. In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby‚ set in the 1920’s‚ the main character Gatsby is on a quest to find the love of his life as well as live the prosperous life he has always dreamed of. In John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men‚ set in the 1930’s‚ the main characters George and Lennie‚ migrant farm workers‚ travel together working to have the

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    person that gives you love unlike any other. Steinbeck portrays friendship as a factor that can keep people’s life in line‚ as well as‚ being able to show the desire and greatness one has with a friend even when there’s no attitude striving to be social and accept others. Steinbeck shows an ideal friendship using George and Lennie. George and Lennie stick together all time‚ keeping each other in line. George feels the responsibility of taking care of Lennie as his own. Never leaving his side‚ George

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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

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    6. Loneliness is a dominate theme in Of Mice and Men. Most of the characters are lonely and searching for companion or just as an audience. The examples of character discuss the example of character loneliness‚ the efforts of the characters in search of companionship and their varying degree of success. ‘Of Mice and Men’ is a novella written by John Steinbeck in the 1937‚ with Loneliness being one of the primary themes. Throughout the novel‚ Steinbeck shows the enormous effect that loneliness has

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    Of Mice and Men When Of Mice and Men was published in 1937‚ the United States was in the grip of Great Depression. John Steinbeck‚ the author‚ saw firsthand the economic and social problems of the Great Depression in California. This provided material for three of his novels about agricultural workers. By the time he wrote Of Mice and Men‚ the industrial revolution was providing machines to replace ranch hands and there way of life was fast disappearing. Poverty and depression seem to hang over

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    Diego Gomez Period 2 10/20/2011 Segregation by Unjust Social Norms in Of Mice and Men In John Steinbeck’s novel Of Mice and Men characters in the novel are segregated by sex‚ race‚ age‚ physical and mental disabilities. John Steinbeck portrays the intolerance and bigotry of 1930’s America through the separation of his characters based on their handicaps. Lennie‚ Candy‚ Candy’s dog‚ Curley’s wife and Crooks all face social pressure from the other characters on the ranch based on their intelligence

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    “Of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck there was a strong bond between almost every character.For example George and Lennie were best buddies even if they went too far sometimes.But they would always have each other along each side. But both had lies happening through each others backs.So this all campares to the meaning of trusting is good but not trusting is much better. Many people trust many people‚ but in specific their friends just like George and Lennie from the novel‚ Of “Mice and Men” by John

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    The characters in Of Mice and Men and The Pearl desire land‚ money‚ and power. However‚ greed is harmful‚ deceiving‚ and controlling of the mind. People want to overcome fate. They want to be greater than what they are. However fate triumphs in the end. George and Lennie want to get out of poverty as like Kino and Juana. George and Lennie want to "live off the fatta the lan’."(Of mice and men.14) They want to be free‚ from working‚ from running‚ from getting their fair share. Kino wants to get

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    Kelsie Hartranft  Mrs. Dellinger  English 10 Honors  February 23‚ 2015    Of Mice and Men ​ Analytical Paragraph    Minorities can be defined as “a group in society distinguished from‚ and less dominant  than‚ the more numerous majority” (Dictionary.com.) In ​ Of Mice and Men ​ minorities are  treated as if they are a lower class of people. ​ Of Mice and Men ​ by John Steinbeck employs  the use of three minority groups: African Americans‚ mentally disabled people‚ and physically  disabled. These

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