Samantha Monks Ms. Tami Davis English II Pre-IB 26 October 2014 Of Mice and Men Foreshadowing In John Steinbeck’s famous book‚ Of Mice and Men uses foreshadowing throughout the book. From the beginning to the end it fallows the story of a mentally handicapped man and his friend threw their tale. Using foreshadowing to tell the tale in as much detail as possible‚ predicting the decision that will abruptly end the friendship of the two friends. As we meet the lovely wife of Curley early on in
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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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He Shoots and He Scores? George is a kind hearted guy but he is faced with the murder of his best friends. Was it the right thing for him to do? In the novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck‚ George shoots Lennie to save him from Curley’s wrath‚ because George loves Lennie‚ and to protect Lennie from himself. George must shoot Lennie because Curley would torture Lennie until death. Everyone in the ranch knowns‚ “‘Curley’s still mad ‘bout his hand’”(Steinbeck). Lennie had previously broken Curley’s
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“So long as the memory of certain beloved friends lives in my heart‚ I shall say that life is good.” -Helen Keller. This quote speaks of why friendship is such a significant part in our life‚ similarly to what John Steinbeck shows in the book‚ Of Mice and Men. Friendship is not simple‚ it is very complex. It is made up of key elements such as: struggles‚ happiness and dreams‚ George and Lennie clearly shows these thought the book. To say a friendship is always enjoyable would be a lie. In fact‚ often
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Second Paragraph A. Topic Sentence: In the novel‚ Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck‚ the main characters George and Lennie want to "live off the fatta the lan’." (7) B. Example‚ Reason‚ or Fact from the text: Lennie and George dream of owning a ranch. It’s what keeps them going and motivates them. They keep
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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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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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Imagine finding a dog in some alley. There’s no way it can help itself and nothing anybody else could do to help it. It’s justifiable to kill that poor thing that is otherwise going to die a slow and painful death. In the book Of Mice and Men by: John Steinbeck‚ the characters had quite a similar view. All of themes agrees as a group to finally put Candy’s dog out of it’s misery. And the same thing goes for George with finally ending the life of his dear partner‚ Lennie. One of the only reason to
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Of Mice and Men During life‚ people become great friends with other people. Friends are loyal companions. They always have each other’s backs and are there for them whenever they need them and this is a very special relationship. In the short novel Of Mice and Men by author John Steinback‚ a numerous amount of these relationships are formed. Each one of these relationships is unique. Friendships form between Candy and his dog‚ Crooks and Lennie‚ and George and Lennie. Many people say a dog
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Describe at least ONE relationship that was important in the text(s). Explain why you learned something from this relationship in the text(s). An important relationship in the novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck is the relationship between George and Lennie. I learned many things from this relationship including; that in order to be compassionate people have to make life changing decisions‚ that some people are willing to sacrifice parts of their lives in order to protect others and the
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