an’ find a cave. I can go away any time.” GEORGE - “No—look! I was jus’ foolin’‚ Lennie. ‘Cause I want you to stay with me. Trouble with mice is you always kill ‘em.” Considering the close friendship between Lennie and George‚ I think they are pretty much inseparable. Lennie causes a lot of trouble for George‚ like killing things easily because of his strength‚ but George never left Lennie to live by himself. I think George knows that without Lennie‚ he would be isolated and lonely
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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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1) George and Lennie presumably have traveled with each other a long time. Consequently‚ George has to live with Lennie and the of what he does and says‚ and at times George can crack and become highly upset with Lennie. Just imagine living with someone extremely annoying and only them for an extended period of time. One could infer that the two have been together a long time. Under normal circumstances‚ people do not become fed up and enraged and uptight over someone asking for some ketchup. 2)
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produced its chocolate‚ and in 1947 it produced 90% of the nation’s milk chocolate (Brenner). Following the success of his business‚ Milton Hershey turned his attention to charitable causes by establishing the Milton Hershey School‚ which provided free housing‚ medical care‚ and education to children in need. Moreover‚ he gave the majority of voting power within the Company to the Milton Hershey School Trust (Klick). Hershey continued to dominate the U.S. market in the twentieth century by leveraging
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Throughout Of Mice and Men‚ John Steinbeck portrays the characters as suspicious of each other and their actions‚ misunderstanding as they let their strongest feelings remain hidden which causes the loneliness and the gruffness of many characters that we associate with the book‚ as they feel that they have no one to talk to. In Of Mice and Men‚ the suspicion between the men is caused by the men not having close friends and so they have become accustomed to not having a close friend and so the
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In the novel ’ Of mice and men’ John Steinbeck uses the character Crooks to represent racism across America and symbolise the marginalisation of the black community at the time the novel is set. From the beginning Steinbeck skillfully uses Crooks as a tool to give the reader an insight to the reality of the American Dream and what 1930’s America was like. The reader has to decide whether Crooks deserves sympathy‚ or is just a bitter‚ cruel ’stable-buck’. Steinbeck presents Crooks as a victim
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In this week’s reading "Areopagitica" by John Milton he writes a formal protest against prior censorship. In June of the year 1643‚ English Parliament passed a law known as the Licensing Order which stated that all books were required to be approved by an official censor before they could be published. A little over a year later is when Milton wrote Areopagitica to try to repeal the law. He was not successful in his efforts; however‚ this piece of literature stood as an inspiration for the right
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“Of Mice and Men” is a novel by John Steinbeck. Steinbeck uses languages to create images in the responder’s mind. The composer uses languages to create images that communicate main ideas and add richness and depth to their texts. The novel relates mainly to friendship and loneliness portrayed through the relationship between George and Lennie. The composer’s language technique that he uses is American southern vernacular slang that invokes to the 1930’s. Responders can relate to the book which
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by William Golding‚ we can relate this quote from the song Away From the Sun by 3 Doors Down relates to Piggy. Piggy is one of the two characters who stay civilized even though everyone else starts to turn to their natural savage state. “I’m over this/ I’m tired of living in the dark/ can anyone see me down here” (”Away from the Sun”). Piggy comes to the realization that most people have turned into their natural savage state. He feels no one acknowledges his ideas or opinion. In this song they talk
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others know what type of person you are. King George III is an example of an individual who abused his authority. When George became Britain’s monarch‚ his primary objective was help Britain prosper. As the Thirteen Colonies were established over the years‚ George slowly began cementing his extensive authority over them as a way to make profits. He coveted obedience from the colonists and sent British troops to keep them in line. He started abusing his power when he began unreasonably taxing the colonies
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