you know and you don’t even have your own family to lean back on! How long do you think you would last in that society? I intend to prove that each character in the story Of Mice and Men face adversity and loneliness. The first character that is a prime example of the loneliness and adversity in the story Of Mice and Men is Crooks. Crooks is the only black worker on the ranch and in the 1930’s there was a lot of segregation and separation between whites and blacks. No one would offer Crooks in
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else to lean on and company to have around. Throughout the novella Of Mice and Men‚ John Steinbeck emphasizes people need a companion to depend on which is shown through George and Lennie’s friendship and in addition the idea that isolation can be detrimental to someone especially the characters Crooks and Curley’s wife. Companionship is being closely connected with others and having someone else to depend on. In Of Mice and Men the friendship between George and Lennie is highlighted throughout the
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novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck‚ Steinbeck uses the theme of loneliness throughout the entirety of the novel. When people feel lonely their way of life is different than that of someone’s who isn’t lonely or them if they were not lonely. They may act differently than they would if they weren’t experiencing loneliness‚ they may even change their way of life. The effects of loneliness on people are displayed in the novel Of Mice and Men through the characters of Curley’s Wife‚ Candy‚ and Crooks
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novel “Of Mice and Men” written by John Steinbeck portrays the key themes of discrimination‚ the American Dream and friendship. These fundamental themes are displayed through the characters in their lifestyle. The main characters include George Milton‚ Lennie Small‚ Crooks‚ Candy‚ Curley’s wife‚ Curley‚ Slim and Carlson which present in these key themes. This novel is set in the Great Depression and John Steinbeck used his experience to express it through the characters. In the novel “Of Mice and Men”
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John Steinbeck’s bestselling novel‚ Of Mice and Men‚ was a compelling read. It always kept you wondering what was going to happen next. The main protagonists‚ George and Lennie‚ are going from job to job‚ trying to make ends meet. Lennie‚ a large man with the brain capacity that of a five year old‚ who is very strong and loves anything soft‚ with his caretaker/friend George. George is a smaller man who is always getting Lennie out of trouble and is trying to earn money during a hard time. Steinbeck
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Key Themes in “Of Mice and Men” – Marginalisation Marginalisation is one of the main themes of John Steinbeck’s “Of Mice and Men”‚ not just because it is present throughout the book‚ but also because it includes nearly EVERY character. The characters who are mostly affected by marginalisation are; Lennie‚ Crooks‚ Candy and Curley’s Wife. Here’s a brief description of how each character is marginalised: Lennie Lennie is marginalised due to his intelligence – or lack of. Curley’s wife refers
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In the book‚ Of Mice and Men John Steinbeck included a lot of social commentary‚ for example the treatment of society’s “misfits”. The treatment of society’s “misfits” was very noticeable in the book‚ in chapter 4 the only people who did not go to town were the “misfits”. They all either had a disability or they were women (Curley’s wife). Curley’s wife is a “misfit” because she is the only woman on the entire ranch. The men treat her badly at the ranch and call her names and never talk to her unless
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John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men is a classic novella with an important theme that takes charge in the story as well as the characters in the book. This theme would be the theme of friendship. Friendship plays a huge role in the story by killing with the motive of mercy. This concept affects the main characters in the novella and the minor or supporting characters. Two major examples of mercy killings that occur in the novella are when Carlson kills Candy’s dog‚ and when George takes the responsibility
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hatred from others. This can cause depression and the desire of wanting more attention from others. Of Mice & Men by John Steinbeck is a story about two workers‚ Lennie and George‚ that is looking for a new job at a farm. They just lost their job at Weed because of an assault Lennie made and tries to make another living. During their journey‚ they encounter several characters that are lonely like Candy‚ Crooks‚ and Curley’s wife. The characters in the novel all dream of being successful and wealthy but
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and the emotional outcome that comes with it. Obstacles and challenges are faced by both George and Lennie in “of Mice and Men” and the persona of “I was only 19” In “of Mice and Men” Curley is a huge obstacle for Lennie as he doesn’t like little big buys and likes to pick fights with them. Dialogue and colloquial language show that Curley doesn’t like Lennie‚ which is shown when Candy is talking to George and says; “Curley’s like a lot of little guys. He’s alla time picking scraps with big guys
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