as to what the most important quality of friendship is. Some say it is kindness‚ while some say it is trust. In the story Of Mice and Men‚ John Steinbeck uses the similar relationships between George and Lennie and Candy and his dog‚ as well as their mistakes‚ to say that thinking of others before oneself is the most important part of a friendship. Thus‚ Of Mice and Men creates a parallel between the friendships between George and Lennie and Candy and his dog in order to suggest the value of selflessness
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hardly realistic; he thinks of nature as full of fluffy and cute playthings. He has no notion of the darkness in the natural world‚ the competition and the cruelty. He wouldn’t have the faintest notion how to feed himself without George. In this too the men balance each other: George sees the world through suspicious eyes. He sees only the darkness where Lennie sees only the light. George may complain about how burdensome it is to care for Lennie‚ but this complaint seems to ring hollow: in truth‚ George
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workers have a constant build up of suspense in their life as they don’t know what could happen next. Alternatively‚ this coma could be interpreted as a break from a rancher’s daily routine - when they go to the brothel. during the great depression men had no other choice but to work on ranches. due to this‚ their lives develeloped from a complex state‚ to a simple lifestyle-where everyday was the same. stienbeck did this in order to
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Great Depression‚ directing the reader to find the deeper meaning behind each of these themes‚ by making it easier to relate to‚ making the novella come alive‚ revealed through the use of Steinbeck’s chosen characters in this tragic novella Of Mice and Men. Firstly in the Great Depression many experienced Loneliness and Prejudice‚ seen through the characters of Candy an ‘old swamper’ and Crooks a ‘black stable buck’. Steinbeck uses the conflict both internal and external found as the effect of racism
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By Maria Liddy The theme of power is prevalent throughout the novel Of Mice and Men. Steinbeck uses various methods and techniques to establish the dynamics of power on the ranch. In the first extract‚ George and Lennie are in the brush and we get a strong sense of George’s parental control over Lennie‚ but it also shows how Lennie’s physical stature gives him a degree of power over George. In extract two we meet Curley for the first time‚ and his authority over the ranch workers is clearly asserted
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10W 26th March 2014 GSCE ‘English Language’ Controlled Assessment Unit 3b – Producing Creative Texts Re-creations – Taking a text and turning it into another Write a monologue using a chosen character from “Of Mice and Men”. Crooks I like the new guys. George is a nice fella‚ an’ so is Lennie. Lennie is the only fella’ I have power over in this ranch‚ and I like it because imma’
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My coursework is a study of tourism on Bourton-on-the-water. In this coursework I will investigate two hypotheses. A hypothesis is an idea which can be tested based on geographical theory. To test these hypotheses we will use data collected from our Environmental Quality Survey and our Traffic count. To carry out this study‚ we visited both Bourton-on-the-water and Charlbury. I went round in a group of four people and we all came to an appropriate final conclusion on each of the questions/observations
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Of Mice and Men‚ a novella written by John Steinbeck‚ is a tragedy incorporating a hero with a tragic flaw‚ a climax‚ and a tragic resolution. The title of the novella‚ “Of Mice and Men”‚ is the first clue to Steinbeck’s specific cultural issues. The title is a line taken from a poem called‚ “To a Mouse”‚ by Robert Burns. This poem talks about man’s enslavement to forces of both elemental and human nature which cannot be controlled‚ destroying hopes and dreams. This stems into the theme of the loss
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emotions of other people. I would infer that most of the men are feeling is some sorrow but carelessness. The thinking factor would be everyone was probably wondering what just happened and thinking about why it happened‚ but they know why‚ they are just shocked by the factor that Lennie had just killed Curley’s wife. Cury however is sorrowful and sad that this all happened and he just wants to forget.
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Of mice and Men‚ Crooks says: “ They come‚ an’they quit sn’ go on; an every damn one of ‘em’s got a little piece of land in his head. An’ never a god damn one of ‘em ever gets it. Just like heaven. Every’body wants a little piece of lan’. …Nobody never gets to heaven‚ and nobody gets no land. It’s just in their head.” To what extent do you agree with Crooks assessment of “The American Dream”? To a certain extent I agree with Crooks statement. There are many dreams in this novel. Not only for George
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